If the intended audience is young women and you would like them to know more
information about the effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse during pregnancy
... you may want to involve the Withdrawal Management and Treatment programs
in Ontario.  There are four withdrawal management programs for women only in
Ontario, Niagara, Sudbury, Toronto and Hamilton ... this would be a good
start as the counsellors seeing these young women have a relationship with
them and would be considered a reliable source of health information by the
young women.  Getting current information into the hands of the counsellors
would be a good first step.
Deb
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Debbie Bang
St. Joseph's Community Health Centre
Consumer Health Information Service
2757 King Street East
Hamilton, Ontario    L8G 5E4
(905) 573-7777 ext. 8054
(905) 573-4828 Fax
(905) 777-4842 PAGER
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http://stjosham.on.ca
AND
Women's Detox
48 Rosslyn North
Hamilton, Ontario  L8L 7P2
(905) 545-9100
(905) 545-6385 Fax
(905) 777-4842 PAGER
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-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Santiago <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:02 AM
Subject: Reaching youth


>I work with the Motherisk program at the Hospital for Sick Children.  We
provide
>information about the risk/safety of medications, diseases, chemicals,
alcohol
>and drugs of abuse during pregnancy and lactation.   I have 2 questions:
>
>1.  Can anyone suggest a cost-effective way to reach young women (below the
age
>of 18) with information about the effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse
during
>pregnancy?  For example, if you are aware of an up-coming health forum that
is
>targeting youth, I'd love to know about.
>
>2.  Motherisk also talks to women about the effects of HIV and HIV
treatment
>during pregnancy.  Does anyone know of a Canadian clinic that helps couples
in
>which the husband is HIV+ and the wife HIV- to have children through IVF
(the
>procedure involves sperm washing). There is such a clinic in Boston, but
we're
>looking for help here in Canada.
>
>Many thanks.
>