Northern STI Teaching Resources

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Northern STI Teaching Resources

• Jo Russell
• Health Promotion Coordinator
• Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority

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Project Description

• Three Northern STI educational resources were
  developed
• STI Awareness BINGO
• The Northern STI Game Show
• STI presentation for laypersons

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Why create new resources?

• To create a non-threatening teaching/learning
  situation
• Southern resources not applicable
• Northern resources not available

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Target Audience

• Youth in the NWT (13 18 years)
• Youth Workers
• Other

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Project Development

• Looked at what resources for other topics were
  popular (background research)
• NWT STI facts were researched
• 75 facts were put together
• Focus tests with various groups

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Project Development

• Revise, revise, revise
• 4th and final version of each game was produced
  printed.
• The presentation had been previously researched
  and developed as a summer project by two nursing
  students.

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Distribution

• STI BINGOs resource CDs have been sent to
• All CHRs in the NWT
• Interested schools or nurses
• Other Northern community programs

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Distribution

• One hard copy of The Northern STI Game Show has
  been sent to each health centre in the NWT.
• Electronic copies the resources are available for
  free download from YHSSAs website _at_ www.yhssa.org

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Timeline

• Intended deadline was February 15.
• The number of revisions slowed the process.
• Resources were provided to the printers by the
  middle of March.
• Final distribution May 2007.
• Launch at the Hepatitis C conference.

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Project Results

• Availability of an Northern teaching resource
• During the focus group testing, the resources
  stimulated discussion about STIs beyond the
  games contents.
• Copies are available on a first come, first
  served basis at this conference.

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Budget

• Money applied for
• Printing and assembly of 400 BINGO games
• Printing, laminating and packaging of 60 hard
  copy jeopardy games
• Creation of 200 resource CDs

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Learning Outcomes

• The importance of collaboration.
• The amount of time needed to create a useable
  final product.
• Clear, descriptive plain language is very
  important.
• Colour-coding is useful.
• An accompanying presentation was necessary.

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Project Partners

• Yellowknife Health and Social Services
  Authoritys (YHSSA) STI Program
• YHSSAs Health Promotion Program
• The Centre for Northern Families (CFNF)
• Communicable Disease Specialist, Department of
  Health and Social Services (DHSS)
• Funding and Support Team (FAST)

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Thanks

• To Briegh Halifax Pam Jones for researching and
  developing the STI presentation
• Wanda White, Joanne Mackinnon Sandra Bevington
  for proofing and piloting the STI games and
  presentation
• Funding and Production
• FAST (Funding and Support Team) funding was
  provided by Community HIV/Hepatitis C Prevention
  and Awareness, a joint Community/Government of
  the NWT/Health Canada Initiative.
• This STI Awareness resource created and produced
  collaboratively by
• and

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Questions?

• Contact information
• Jo Russell, Health Promotion Coordinator
• Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority
• Joanna_Russell_at_gov.nt.ca [phone]