Transmission Mag ED16

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-APRIL 2014

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standard precautions

To avoid blood to blood contact

If you're giving first-aid: wash your hands use gloves - one pair is enough! a clear bottle with a lid) dispose of sharps safely (in a sharps bin or put things with blood on them in the bin clean away blood using soap and water 12

C the person not the disease

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community action on hep C

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MY SUPER T MARKE

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MENU diet and eating if you have hep C

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Eat MORE VEGETABLES Spinach, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin, carrots, sweet potato, capsicum

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OATS

These nuts are great for your liver and your heart - try to eat a handul five times a week

Oats are good for digestion as well as being full of vitamins and minerals - eat them for breakfast a few times a week

SOYBEANS (Soy milk, tofu, soy sausages)

Soy is a good source of protein that is low in saturated fat and high in fibre - win win!

Try to eat some soy every day

TEA

Black tea and green tea help to protect your liver. Avoid pre-mixed bottled teas that have lots of added sugar

YOGHURT

Yoghurt has lots of calcium, which is good for your bones and heart. It also good for digestion.

Eat a low or no fat variety that is also low in added sugar

YOUR LIVER WILL THANK YOU

These vegies are especially good for your liver, but all vegies are healthy and it's a good idea to aim for 5 serves of vegies per day 1 serve = 1/2 cup cooked veg or 1 cup raw veg/salad FRUIT Blueberries, strawberries These fruits are especially good for you, but all fruit is healthy. Aim for 2 serves of fruit per day 1 serve = one large fruit (like an apple) or about 8 strawberries

Eat LESS Fried food Salt Processed sugar Fast food and takeaway food often has a lot of saturated fat, salt and sugar in it. All of these are hard for your liver to process, so try to avoid eating that kind of food very often.

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A standard drink is any drink containing 10

375ml can or stubbie of mid-strength beer = 1 standard drink

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grams of alcohol

100ml of wine = 1 standard drink (a glass is about 1.5 standard drinks)

what do you reckon?

True or False?

There is no level of drinking alcohol that can be guaranteed to be completely ‘safe’ or ‘have no risk’

True or False?

Drinking no more than 2 standard drinks in one day means you are less at risk of harm from alcoholrelated disease or injury

True or False?

Drinking no more than 4 standard drinks in one day reduces the risk of alcohol-related injury (like liver damage) arising from that occasion

True or False?

For women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, or who are breastfeeding, not drinking is the safest option

True or False?

If you have hep C it's always best for your liver to drink as little as you can (or not at all).

Your brain isn't fully developed until around age 25 and if you drink alcohol before then it's likely to damage your brain* * this risk decreases as you get older, so if you drink a lot when you are 14 it will be even more risky for your brain than if you drink a lot when you are 18

ANSWERS: THEY ARE ALL TRUE

One standard drink contains the same amount of

30ml of spirits (a standard shot) = 1 standard drink

alcohol regardless of what it is

375ml can of premixed spirits (approx 5% alcohol) = about 1.5 standard drinks

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picture b answers 1.Speech bubble 2. Missing beer can 3. Beer can turned yellow 4. Sock band turned red 5. Man's leg's disappear 6. Singer disappeared 7. Stripe on singlet 8.Woman's hair turned pink 9. Edge of cold-box disappeared 10. Biff's shadow

picture a spot 10 differences between pictures a&b

the difference

What do ALCOHOL & HEP C have in common?

They both damage your liver. If you have hep C and you drink alcohol you are more likely to develop liver damage.

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When do I have to tell someone (Ahmed, 28 from Wiley Park) I have hep C?

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There are only 4 situations in which you are

required by law to tell someone that you have hep C.

These 4 situations are listed below.

Donating blood or body organs

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Joining the . Competitive army, navy or boxing or airforce martial arts

taking out life insurance

Generally individuals do not have to tell anyone that they have hepatitis C even if the person requesting the information is a doctor, dentist, refuge worker, counsellor, teacher or any other official or service provider.

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DID YOU KNOW?

A Fibroscan is a bit like an ultrasound.

It is a scan that tells you how ‘stiff’ your liver is and is a way of measuring liver fibrosis (scarring).

The stiffer the liver, the more likely that there is some fibrosis.

If you have hep C it's a good idea to have a Fibroscan once a year.

They are free when you have a referral from your doctor. t fibroscan find your neares u at www.hep.org.a

To find out where you can go to have a Fibroscan call the Hepatitis Infoline on 1800 803 990 or go to www.hep.org.au

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I like to move it move it Exercise is an important part of living well with hep C. Doing a bit of exercise every day helps to:

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y Keep your heart and blood circulation system health Help you avoid or manage diabetes Improve your mood and reduce stress t) Raise your metabolism (easier to achieve a healthy weigh You'll age better! Exercise keeps your brain healthier Try to take a bit of exercise early in the day. to This can give you an energy boost and it helps your system process your food. a chore: Find something that you enjoy doing so that exercise isn’t than walk a dog (even your neighbour’s), use a bicycle rather your before two or stop a bus the off get or catching the bus, destination and walk the rest of the way. might Try not to exercise just before bedtime as the energy boost sleep. to get make it difficult to

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special thanks . . . to the women at guthrie house

EDITOR/DESIGNER Bruce Cherry EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Tim Baxter Jenny Douglas Paul Harvey Peter Middleton Rhea Shortus Sonam Paljor Andrew Smith Sione Crawford Kate Pinnock COMIC WRITER Justin Woolley

The characters and story ideas for this edition came from a group of women at Guthrie House.

Guthrie House is a community based residential rehabilitation and transition service for women who are involved in the NSW criminal justice system.

Thanks to the particants and the staff at Guthrie House for their help in creating this edition of Transmission Magazine.

Aside from Hepatitis NSW editorial CONTENT, views expressed in this magazine or flyers enclosed with it are not necessarily those of Hepatitis NSW. Neither are such views necessarily those of our funding bodies.

Transmission magazine does not promote or condone the use of illicit drugs. rather, it seeks to provide accurate information that will help people who already inject drugs to reduce risks and make safer choices. Nothing in this magazine should be taken as recommending drug use.

If you are a youth or health worker and would like to know more about how your clients can contribute to the development of Transmission Magazine call the Hepatitis Infoline on 1800 803 990 or email bcherry@hep.org.au

COMIC ARTIST Skye Ogden www.gestaltcomics.com

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