PSKOV REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MEDICAL PREVENTION

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS’ COOPERATION WITH NORTHWEST IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO HIV AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: ACTIVITIES IN REGION

NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS’ COOPERATION WITH NORTHWEST RUSSIA

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is the administrator of the Programme

Eligible NW Russian regions: St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk Region, Kaliningrad Region, Leningrad Region, Murmansk Region, Pskov Region, and Republic of Karelia ONE OF THE TWO OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME: STRENGTHENING INNOVATIVE PREVENTION WORK AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERISM

Pursuant to order of the Pskov Regional Committee of Healthcare and Pharmacy “Approval of the local action plan for the implementation of the cooperation programme” (05.07.2017 № 550), it was decided to:

Train volunteers to do HIV prevention among young people based on the peer-to-peer approach OUR PARTNERS IN PSKOV REGION:

Pskov State University

Pskov Polytechnic, Volunteer Team “INDIGO”

Pskov Medical College, Volunteer Team “Kind Hearts” STAFF OF THE CENTRE FOR MEDICAL PREVENTION

VOLUNTEER CAMP “HIV PREVENTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE” (11-13 SEPTEMBER 2017), 33 PEOPLE

The camp participants received certificates and started a regional volunteer school (2017/2018)

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SKILLS PRACTICING “HIV PREVENTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE”

70 classes, 1,400 people covered Pskov Polytechnic 42 classes held, coverage - 772 people Pskov Medical College 13 classes held, coverage – 358 people Pskov State University 13 classes held, coverage – 211 people

GEOGRAPHY OF OUR FIELD TRIPS…..

• Pskov Medical College • Pskov Polytechnic School • Pskov State University • Krasnogorod special boarding school for orphans and children in custodial care • Krasnogorod special boarding school for orphans and children in custodial care – farming school • Centre of Special Education No2

• Ostrovsky Comprehensive College, Pytalovo Town • Pskov College for Professional Technology and Service • Pskov Cooperative College • Pytalovo secondary school • secondary school • secondary school No3 • Pustoshka Centre of Education • secondary school No4 • Pskov College of Frontier Guards, Customs and Law • Pskov secondary school No3 • Pskov Comprehensive College No8 • Pskov secondary school No9 • Pskov secondary school No12 • Pskov secondary school No18 • “Rodnik” Library HEALTH FESTIVAL “LIFE IS OUR CHOICE!” (30 NOVEMBER 2017) 100 PEOPLE

Krasnogorod special boarding school for orphans and children in custodial care Pskov Agricultural College Cultural Centre, schoolchildren of Novorzhev District Youth Centre “Yunost” of Bezhanitsy District, schoolchildren of Bezhanitsy District Pskov Polytechnic School Pskov Teacher Training Centre Pskov secondary school No9 Pskov College for Professional Technology and Service 4TH VOLUNTEER ANTI-DRUG YOUTH FORUM VOLUNTEERISM.60. (5-7 DECEMBER 2017) 120 PERSONS

Volunteers, leaders of volunteer teams, specialists of youth centres and youth units of Pskov region, NGOs https://vk.com/club77075260

NETWORKING CAMPAIGN “HUG ME!” (22 JANUARY 2018) 700 PERSONS

The campaign was joined by the youth centre of Pytalovo Town, volunteers from Bezhanitsy DIstrict, Ostrovsky Comprehensive College, Pytalovo Centre of Special Education No2, Novorzhev Cultural Centre, Pskov secondary school No9 PSKOV REGION’S YOUTH CONFERENCE “ALL DEPENDS ON US THEMSELVES!” (22 MARCH 2018) 100 PERSONS

schoolchildren of grades 8-9 from schools District, Loknyansky District, and Bezhanitsy District https://vk.com/club134343060

REGIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE “YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HEALTHY” (4 APRIL 2018) 270 PERSONS

Pskov Medical College, Pskov Polytechnics, Pskov Farming College, Pskov College of Professional Technology and Service, Pskov secondary school No47 TRAINING “PREVENTION OF RISKY BEHAVIORS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE” (5 APRIL 2018) (33 PERSONS)

The training was carried out within project “Tomorrow starts today” of adolescence club “Tairo” (Taitsky District), “Volunteer Force” (Gatsina Municipality of Leningrad Region) (http://www.province-pskov.ru/ , https://vk.com/tairo_taytsy)

HEALTH FESTIVAL “ALL DEPENDS ON US THEMSELVES!” (6 APRIL 2018) 340 PERSONS 1st course students from Pskov Farming College Volunteers from volunteer team “INDIGO” Volunteers from volunteer team ”Kind Hearts” Volunteers from youth club “Tairo” (Taitsky District of Leningrad Region) Volunteers from the drug police of Pskov Region Volunteers from Pskov secondary school No11 ROUNDTABLE ABOUT RESULTS OF THE PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION IN PSKOV REGION (11 MAY 2018) (27 PERSONS) HTTPS://VK.COM/TOPIC-59588670_35905673?OFFSET=80 NETWORKING CAMPAIGN “RED TAPE” (18 MAY 2018) (170 PERSONS) OUR CONTACTS:

23, Kuznetskaya Street, Pskov City Reception desk: 20-16-85 Secretary: 20-16-84 Social network: http://vk.com/club59588670