Goals for the coming semester (Fall 2017)
- Conduct outreach at Hunter Health Fair
- Make at least 3 high school presentations
- Engage and partner with youth organizations (eg: The Door)
- Hold biweekly google hangouts
Upcoming tasks
- Outreaching to previously-contacted high schools – everyone! We can reformat the email that was sent last year, and then Caroline will send to the list of high schools.
- Creating When2Meet for biweekly meetings, then sending out final meeting time – Saumik
- Creating Team HOPE Instagram page – Mitsuka
- Getting in touch with The Door – Amela
Notes from Focus Group
- How is Hep C or related issues addressed amongst your peer groups? If Hep C itself is not address, are drug use and health risk addressed?
- Very few people know about Hep C
- When it comes to drug use, pot is talked about and normalized, but other drug use is kept secret/is stigmatized
- There are no health classes about Hep C or similar diseases – health classes are either very broad and about general health, or very focused about health on a cellular level
- Not something that is required
- Most students get their information from online (eg: WebMD), or friend-to-friend
- The opioid crisis is discussed, but not viewed as relevant to these individuals – instead is something that happens ‘elsewhere’ to ‘other people’
- What are the best ways to make Hep C prevention and screening resources available to your peers? (Resources could include print materials, places to get tested, addiction treatment services)
- Short videos (~30 sec. in length) are popular on social media – are an easy way to catch people’s attention and give a brief overview
- Using existing popular social media – Instagram is a great platform for publicity & allows tracking analytics
- In-person events (could create a snapchat geofilter for an event)
- Making resources available in school clinics & health centers
- What was the most interesting activity you took part in in the HOPE internship program? What internship activities were most likely to raise awareness about Hep C in young people?
- Westside Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) Presentation was a great opportunity to engage with people
- Audience was very interested – asked a lot of questions, allowed for clarification of misconceptions
- Will be an ongoing opportunity → teacher expressed interest in more presentations
- College presentations
- Chance to engage with people
- Allowed for exchange of ideas and experiences between people of different ages.
- Outdoor tabling/interacting with people
- Hepatitis Awareness Day
- Engaging – helpful to have someone on the same level speak
- Hopeful & inspiring to see so many other organizations & community members who care
- Loved the connection between the arts and Hep C through rap.
- Activities that work with art/pop culture
- Westside Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) Presentation was a great opportunity to engage with people
- What activities should we focus on next year?
- Targeting presentations & resources to specific communities by using pre-surveys (for instance, developing different curriculum for youth who inject drugs, homeless youth, LGBTQ youth)
- Using evaluations after activities to find out who is being reached (demographics) and what is most interesting audiences, as well as areas for improvement
- Using existing health fairs & existing events, especially where there’s space
- Making presentations
- How can we improve the internship program for next year?
- Clearer goals and accountability
- Regular check-ins
- Dashboard to keep track of ongoing goals, projects, and events (use strengths & weaknesses)
- Small deliverables
- Breakdown of demographics of who we are reaching → who we’re missing
In Attendance
- Amela Paljevic, CUNY Hunter College, amela.paljevic@gmail.com
- Daniel Calder, NYC Health Dept, dcalder@health.nyc.gov
- Caroline Davidson, NYC Health Dept, cdavidson2@health.nyc.gov
- Chad Alexander, CUNY Brooklyn College, chaddariusalexander@gmail.com
- Lily Lee, CUNY Brooklyn College, lily.lee@nyumc.org
- Mitsuka Attys, CUNY Brooklyn College, mitsuka.attys@gmail.com
- Prima Manandhar, CUNY Hunter College, prima.manandhar@gmail.com
- Saumik Islam, CUNY Brooklyn College, saumikislam4@gmail.com
Last Updated on November 13, 2020 by HepFree NYC
