Vanessa McFarlane

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Vanessa McFarlane

Health Promotion Specialist Health Promotion Specialist

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The project

 Began in 2002 with 5 _{Began in 2002 with 5}

participants participants

 _{Grew to 17}_{Grew to 17}

participants last year participants last year

and is now 15 and is now 15

 _{Managed by a}_{Managed by a}

committee committee

 _{Has now secured 3.5}_{Has now secured 3.5}

yrs funding from NHS yrs funding from NHS

 Keeping the cup full_{Keeping the cup full}

World Aids Day Funding Teenage Pregnancy Funding Awards for All

Neighbourhood Development Company

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Introduction to the participants

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Aim and Objectives

Aim

 _{To improve sexual}_{To improve sexual}

health by providing health by providing information and free information and free

condoms to the condoms to the

African and African and Caribbean Caribbean communities in communities in Nottingham Nottingham

Objective

 _{to reduce unwanted}_{to reduce unwanted}

teenage pregnancies teenage pregnancies

 _{to increase STI/HIV}_{to increase STI/HIV}

testing testing

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Promoting the Project

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Word of Mouth

_{Word of Mouth}



Radio

_Radio



Resources - eg Calendars

_{Resources - eg Calendars}



Attending community events – Carnival,

_{Attending community events – Carnival,}

health events etc



Media interest and interest from outside

_{Media interest and interest from outside}

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Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring

 _{Tells us who uses the}_{Tells us who uses the}

project project

 _{If we are getting to our}_{If we are getting to our}

target group target group

 How many condoms we _{How many condoms we}

distribute distribute

 _{Used for getting more}_{Used for getting more}

funding funding

Evaluation

 _{Demonstrates the}_{Demonstrates the}

success of the project success of the project

 _{Where we need to}_{Where we need to}

improve improve

 Helps us to _{Helps us to}

demonstrate that the demonstrate that the

project is working project is working

 _{that we are achieving}_{that we are achieving}

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Condom count: April 08 – April09

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What else is similar??

BME Sexual Health

 Bollywood postcards_{Bollywood postcards}

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Condom distribution

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Tips and Suggestions

 Start small and build _{Start small and build}

 Think about evaluation process, get support if _{Think about evaluation process, get support if}

you need you need

 Monitoring – how will you do this _{Monitoring – how will you do this}

 _{Know your participants or have someone with}_{Know your participants or have someone with}

you who does you who does

 Think about what you need when applying for _{Think about what you need when applying for}

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The Future: 2009 - 2012

 Add another 5 projects_{Add another 5 projects}

 Encourage more participation in the project, _{Encourage more participation in the project,}  Encourage ownership of the project _{Encourage ownership of the project}

 Training to include safeguarding and quality _{Training to include safeguarding and quality}

assurance assurance

 Ensure condoms are easily accessible and _{Ensure condoms are easily accessible and}

information is clearly displayed information is clearly displayed