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Approval of Federal Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy 21 April 2009

The program was submitted to Federal Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy among the programs dedicated to the Year of Youth. The program was selected as the best program on HLS in RF. Federal Ministry of Sport Tourism and Youth Policy issued an official letter to Youth Affaires Agencies of all regions of Russian Federation recommending HRF youth programs for implementation.

Agreement of Collaboration with Krasnoyarsk kray Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy 1 April 2009

HRF and Krasnoyarsk kray Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy signed an Agreement of Collaboration on HLS program implementation. The HLS program in Krasnoyarsk kray is fully funded by local administration. Previously HRF implemented in Krasnoyarsk kray a program on HIV prevention among youth. For 3 years of the program implementation more then 52 000 young people were reached. HIV incidence among the program target audience (15-19 years) was reduced from 27% to 5%.

Training “Fundamentals of HIV counseling for substance abusers” 28 March 2009

HRF conducted training “Fundamentals of HIV counseling for substance abusers” for staff of St-Petersburg 16th maternity hospital providing services to women at one high risk and St-Petersburg City Narcological Hospital in the framework of HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users program . Participants were trained to improve their communication with IDUs and PLHA on risk reduction, motivation to access narcological and HIV treatment and care.

Reporting to the Chair of the Government of Russian Federation V.V.Putin on implementation of the top-priority national projects 18 March 2009

The Governor of Sakhalin Oblast has stressed the collaboration with Healthy Russia Foundation on youth health issues in the report to the Chair of the Government of Russian Federation V.V.Putin on implementation of the top-priority national projects.

HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users program new model implementation 18 February 2009

HRF have launched new components of HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users program implementation in Orenburg and St.Petersburg. It includes motivation sessions on HIV risky behavior prevention, motivation to VCT, ARVT and addiction treatment adherence for detox patients, follow-up support and monitoring after patients’ discharge from narcological hospital, complex psycho-social support and counseling services for IDU and HIV+ women.

The program on the federal channel TV Center 9 January 2009

The 9-minute piece on the program implementation in Irkutsk was shown in the youth program “Dangerous Zone” on the federal TV channel “TV Center”. HRF shared the experience of the program implementation in Irkutsk Children Home #5 and in the school #12. The program piece included the training sessions’ episodes, interview with the program participants – trainers and adolescents, with HRF stuff members Sergei Frolov and Irina Kondratyeva.

Curriculum on HIV prevention among IDUs piloting in Irkutsk 8 December 2008

Piloting of the educational course for two groups of narcologists and experts in infectious diseases from Irkutsk medical institutions was conducted by prepared trainers. All modules were trained during intensive 5-day piloting. Results were considered successful by trainers, participants and foreign observers who also were invited to participate in piloting.

Round table “Modern approaches to narcological rehabilitation HIV prevention” in St-Petersburg 4 December 2008

Round table “Modern approaches to narcological rehabilitation HIV prevention” was conducted in the framework of conference “Psychiatry and Narcology in the XXI century” devoted to 90th anniversary of Psychiatry chamber of the Saint-Petersburg Medical academy of post-graduate education. The leading experts of RF in the field of narcology and HIV participated in the event – including Chief Narcologists of St-Petersburg and Orenburg Oblast, Federal AIDS-center and substance abuse treatment experts. Key partner organizations of HRF in North-Western Federal Okrug and Orenburg Oblast were presented. The round table agenda included both reports of HRF key partners on program activity in the sphere of HIV/AIDS prevention and care for substance abusers in 2007-2008, and presentation of prospects for 2009.

Letter of support from Irkutsk Ministry of education 24 November 2008

HRF have received a letter of support from Irkutsk Ministry of Education. Irkutsk officials highly appreciated programs developed by Healthy Russia Foundation with guidance and generous funding of Health Department of USAID. Ministry of Education along with the overall administrative support for our program is willing to co-fund our program on Healthy Life Style for youth “Everything that concerns you”. November, 26-29 in Irkutsk TOT for Healthy Life Style program is being conducted fully funded with local funds.

Training for trainers in Irkutsk on HIV prevention among injection drug users 19 November 2008

Curriculum Approbation and training for trainers of Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Post Diploma Education. Content of the curriculum on HIV prevention among IDUs was finalized and represented to Irkutsk trainers.

The HLS program was presented at All-Russia Congress of Schools Promoting Health held by Federal Ministry Education and Science. 19 November 2008

All Russia Congress of Schools promoting health was held by Federal Ministry of Education in Moscow. About 800 participants – educational authorities, scientists, school principals, teachers, health care providers from all regions of Russia took part in the Congress. Healthy Russia Foundation was invited to take part in the Congress and present there the program on healthy lifestyle skills building for adolescents “EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU”.

Training for Trainers on Healthy Lifestyle Program for Youth “EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU” in Sakhalin 28 October 2008

3-day training for trainers on healthy lifestyle program for youth “Everything that concerns you” developed by HRF has started in Sakhalin. This program has successfully begun in the region in April 2008 supported by Sakhalin oblast Department of Education and Oblast Commission on Juvenile Affaire. During the summer 2008 the program “Everything that concerns you” was piloted in camps for teens and accepted with great enthusiasm by both trainers and kids.

Presentation HLS program on the radio station 23 October 2008

Joint project of the radio station “Russian News Service” and UNAIDS “Take care of yourself” aired the program about the HRF program on HLS and the program educational video “Life Themes”.

New model of HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users development 10 October 2008

HRF have refined HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users strategy. New partners among local NGOs and leading state-run health care facilities in Orenburg and St.Petersburg were included. New components such as motivation sessions on HIV risky behavior prevention, motivation to VCT, ARVT and addiction treatment adherence for detox patients, follow-up support and monitoring after patients’ discharge from narcological hospital, complex psycho-social support and counseling services for IDU and HIV+ women.

Presentation HLS program educational video “Life Themes” on the federal TV channel 26 September 2008

The program educational video “Life Themes” was broadcast on the federal TV channel MuzTV in the monthly program “PRO kino”. HRF staff members were invited to the program to present the video. The total audience of people watched the film is more then 100,000.

Workmeeting on the curriculum on HIV prevention among IDUs further steps of implementation 29 August 2008

Representatives of leading medical educational institutions – among them – Orenburg state medical academy, Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Post Diploma Education – identified next steps of the curriculum further steps of implementation in the Russian Federation. It also was suggested to approve the developed curriculum in the Ministry of health and social development to give it official status.

Training for Trainers on Healthy Lifestyle Program for Youth “EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU” in Sakhalin 23 June 2008

Sakhalin – a Training of Trainers on Healthy Lifestyle Program for Youth “EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU” was conducted by Healthy Russia Foundation. The TOT has launched the new program in Sakhalin.

Adolescents took part in pre- and post survey on HLS program in Irkutsk 14 June 2008

June 2008 the HLS program evaluation research was conducted in Irkutsk. 200 adolescents took part in pre- and post survey. The survey revealed the positive changes in knowledge, attitudes and practices in many health issues touched upon in the program.

Interim results analysis on HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users program realization 9 May 2008

Outcomes of HIV/AIDS prevention and care among chronic drug and alcohol users program realization in 2007-2008 were presented at the round tables in Orenburg and St.Petersburg. System of medico-psycho-social for substance abusers, narcological service staff trainings on VCT and building up cooperation between state-run health care system facilities and local NGOs in Orenburg and St.Petersburg developed in the course of program were appreciated by SAMHSA and PEPFAR experts.

Approbation of the curriculum on HIV prevention among injection drug users 7 March 2008

Approbation of separate modules in Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Post Diploma Education was conducted by representatives of the chair of epidemiology. Approbation demonstrated high level of developed materials. Participants were encouraged to share their comments on the materials developed and all their comments were taken into consideration and used for program improvement.

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