Since the late nineteenth century, government and community organisations have produced printed materials to promote health. Printed materials available from health and community centres, hospitals and doctors' surgeries, alert the general public to local health services, provide practical information about healthy behaviours, and convey other important health-related messages.

This item is part of a collection that came from the Health Promotion Unit of the Central Coast Area Health Service. The Central Coast Area Health Service is one of NSW Health's Sydney metropolitan area health services. It is responsible for the health of its local community and for managing all public hospitals and community health services in the region that includes Wyong, Gosford and Woy Woy. The collection as a whole reflects the particular concerns of the Central Coast area, such as skin cancer and the health of retired people, as well as major issues in public health between 1970 and 1999, including smoking, women's health and drug use.

This item is an unfolded cardboard container for a condom, which features information about condom use and services provided by the Holden Street Centre, a sexual health clinic run by Central Coast Area Health Service in Gosford.

Wallet design by ACON (AIDS Council of NSW). Art by Greg Weatherby. Produced by Holden Street Centre, part of the Central Coast Area Health Service, from State/Commonwealth AIDS Program Funding. The item is not dated by stylistically it seems to date from the 1990s.

Wallet produced by Holden Street Centre, a sexual health clinic that is part of the Central Coast Area Health Service. This particular example came from the Health Promotion Unit of the Central Coast Area Health Service. The Central Coast Area Health Service is one of NSW Health's metropolitan area health services. It is responsible for the health of its local community and for managing all public hospitals and community health services in the region that includes Wyong, Gosford and Woy Woy.

Condom wallet, 'Safe Sex. Stop AIDS', cardboard, designed by the Aids Council of New South Wales / Greg Weatherby, produced by the Central Coast Area Health Service Holden Street Centre, Australia, 1990s.

Unfolded cardboard container or 'wallet' for condoms, titled 'Safe Sex. Stop Aids'. One side of the wallet features and Aborignal design in yellow red and black. Both side provide information about condom use, safe syringe use and services provided by the Holden Street Centre, a sexual health clinic in Gosford run by the Central Coast Area Health Service.

Designed: AIDS Council of New South Wales; Australia; 1990 - 1999

Designed: Weatherby, Greg; Australia; 1990 - 1999

Made: Central Coast Area Health Service; Central Coast, New South Wales; 1990 - 1999

Made: Holden Street Centre; Central Coast, New South Wales; 1990 - 1999


Owned: Health Promotion Unit, Central Coast Area Health Service; Central Coast, New South Wales

Title inscribed on left and right foldable panels on front, printed in black text "SAFE / SEX" and "STOP / AIDS".

Production details inscribed top centre front, printed in black text "Wallet Design by ACON / Art by Greg Weatherby (Koori Artist) / Produced from State/Commonwealth AIDS Program Funding".

Producer's details inscribed centre reverse, printed in black text "HOLDEN STREET / CENTRE / Sexual Health Clinic / Free & Confidential / (No Medicare card needed) / Phone 20 2114 for appointments / 69 Holden Street / Gosford 2250".

2001/75/25

1990 - 1999

178 mm

162 mm