Where to from here? - Hepatitis Australia
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Where to from here? - Hepatitis Australia
Clean Mods, Safe Bods Enabling hepatitis C education in high schools Hepatitis Australia Conference| November 2013 Shannon Wright and Nicole Taylor Barriers to hepatitis C education in high schools? • Relevance • Competing priorities • Preparation time • Confusing topic/contradictory information • Engaging for students Quick preparation, easy facilitation • Self timed Prezi presentation with voiceover • Educator’s guide• Basic information about hepatitis C • Step by step instructions for each activity • Straightforward activities with clearly defined goals Activities • Discussion- do you have a tattoo or piercing? • Transmission game • Hannah’s Story + discussion • Quiz Relevance to teachers • Transmission risks • Reasons why young people seek backyard body art • National Drug Strategy 2010-2013 Key messages for students • Transmission risks • Basic knowledge around the virus • What to do if you may have been exposed? • Treatment availability • Stigma and discrimination Engaging young people.. Bright, colourful, young Body art Busting myths Busting myths Busting myths Addressing stigma and discrimination amongst young people Where to from here? • Piloting resource in schools • Evaluation • Finding school champions • Statewide launch – term 1, 2014 • Can be adapted for other states Where to from here? For more information: Shannon Wright Educator, Hepatitis SA Telephone: 08 8362 8443 Email: [email protected]