{"id":8100,"date":"2026-07-16T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2026-07-22T00:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:21:06","slug":"paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2026\/07\/paint\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint and Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Hepatitis SA educators are offering Paint and Learn sessions where participants have fun painting on canvases as they learn and chat about viral hepatitis and blood borne viruses. This approach was deployed in Hepatitis SA&#8217;s first World Hepatitis Day 2026 activity with Clubhouse Inc members at their Diamond House site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants were offered canvases with pre-sketched with basic line drawings which they can colour in, paint over or add to as they wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6178ae5eae0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6178ae5eae0\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"446\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" 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enjoy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paint in their own style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use memories, favourite places, family, nature or imagination as inspiration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>take their time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ask for assistance whenever needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As participants painted, Hepatitis SA educators Craig and Jen chatted with them about hepatitis and blood-borne viruses. &#8220;We spoke about general liver health, then went on to discuss hepatitis A, B and C,&#8221; said educator Craig. &#8220;We also touched on the outbreak of syphilis, and talked about general sexual health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>This format combines creative arts, peer engagement and health education in a way that is accessible [and] non-threatening<\/p><cite>Craig, Hepatitis SA Educator<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There were more questions than we&#8217;d expected\u2014the level of engagement was 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