Through dangerous self-tattooing and body piercing, today’s youth are at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C. They do not have an understanding of how self-tattooing and body piercing can affect their health. Through the help of this project we want to give correct information about self-tattooing and body piercing to young people that will help them make healthy decisions for themselves and their families. We will be working with the local school and health centers on this project. The overall goal of health awareness project will help youth make good decisions about their health with and prevent the spread of new infections of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C and understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
Executive Summary:
In recent years, young people have started to pierce and tattoo their own body parts despite of the increased number of potential complications associated to the practice. Lack of appropriate knowledge and unavailability of professionals to provide these services self-pierce and tattoo is highly risky. Youth need good information about the risks involved with these activities and how to do them safely. Youth also need to better understand the consequences of risky behaviour.
Considering the widespread practice of tattooing and body piercing and increase number of potential complications associated to the practice, it is important to communicate its consumers the hazards and to seek medical help when complication arise during and after the practice. Use of needle and other piercing instruments allows mucocutaneous transmission of infection which ranges from local to systemic. As a result of these risk factors, health education should therefore be channelled towards enhancing the knowledge of tattoo and body piercing consumer on the risk factors.
Through dangerous self-tattooing and body piercing, today’s youth are at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C. They are unaware of the impact HIV and hepatitis C may have on their lives. With the support of this initiative, we aim to provide people with knowledge that will assist them in making good choices for themselves and their families.
The aim of our organization is to give information to people in our region that will help them make healthy decisions for themselves and their families. We will be working with the local school and health centre on this project. This project aims to assess the awareness of health risk associated with body piercing and tattooing.
Goal: Youth make good decisions about their health.
Project Objectives
- Help prevent the spread of new infections of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C
- Understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
Project Activities:
- Objective 1: Help prevent the spread of new infections of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
- Activities:
- Hold a regional workshop about the health risks of self-piercing and self-tattooing.
- Develop public service announcements to help prevent HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C
- Objective 2: Understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
- Activities:
- Develop and distribute a learning resource.
- Write and perform a community play.
Project Outcomes:
The expected results of this project are:
- More youth will know more about how to help prevent the spread of new infections of HIV and hepatitis C
- Youth will better understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis
- The tools that will be used to measure the results of the project include workshop attendance and evaluations, feedback from youth, teachers, contractor and partners, and project records and financial reports.
The project will produce:
- A resource about HIV/AIDs and hepatitis C.
- A workshop for youth about safe practices for self‐tattooing and body piercing.
- A community play about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C written and performed by youth.
- PSA announcements written by youth about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
The project results will be disseminated through a written evaluation. It will be given to all stakeholders in the project.
Project description
The overall goal of this project will help youth make good decisions about their health. Youth in our region are at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C through risky self-tattooing and body piercing. Youth do not have an understanding of how HIV and hepatitis C can affect their lives. This project is needed in our region as more and more youth are being diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis C in our communities.
Our target audience is youth between the ages of 13 and 17. Our activities for this project are:
Hold a regional workshop about the health risks of self‐piercing and self‐ tattooing and to teach safe practices. We will bring in a health worker to deliver this workshop along with a person who specializes in tattooing and body piercing. The workshop will be one and a half days long and will be open to 25 participants from our community and the region. We will bring in 3 youth from each community and we will have 10 youth from the host community. Travel and accommodation will be provided through this project to youth.
Develop public service announcements to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. The PSAs will be written by youth in the community and region who participated in the workshop. The public service announcements will on the local radio station. They will air three times a week for 10 weeks.
Create a community play about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C and the risks of self‐ tattooing and body piercing. We hope to work with the local community theatre group to develop and deliver this play. Youth will be involved in writing the play, acting in the play and stage managing. This is a great way to engage youth developing something positive for the community.
Develop a learning resource for youth and teachers, to explore stories and people infected with HIV/AIDS and Hep C. The resource will be given to participants in the workshop and to teachers in the region. The resource will have information, stories and handouts for students. It will provide teachers with a resource that can be used immediately in the classroom.
The school will host the workshop and help recruit participants, the health centre will provide support and workshop assistance. Both these partners see how this project benefits their organization and the community.
The evaluation of the project will provide information on the number of youth that attended the workshop, the number of times the PSAs play on the local radio station and the number of youth who helped to write the PSAs. The evaluation will also include the workshop evaluations and the resource evaluations from both youth and teachers. We will provide information on the number of youth that participate in the community play and how much time they spend developing and producing the play. We hope that the plays will be well‐attended and will report on the number of people who attend.
At the end of this project more youth will know more about how to help prevent the spread of new infections of HIV and hepatitis C. And they will better understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. This project will promote healthier living for youth in our region. We hope that the workshop, resource, PSA announcements and the community play will promote safe practices around tattoos and body piercing. We also hope that it will provide youth with much needed information about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
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Potential partners: Community school and Health Centre.
The school will host the workshop and help recruit participants, the health centre will provide support and workshop assistance. Both these partners see how this project benefits their organization and the community.
Objective 1: Help prevent the spread of new infections of HIV and hepatitis C.
Objective 2: Understand what life is like for people infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
