Leominster
News Blog
The Leominster
News Blog is a collection of diary entries, news, gossip and
other Leominster related information.
Unseen health dangers of binge drinking
Young people in Herefordshire are being warned of the dangers of alcohol consumption through an exciting new project being delivered in the county’s colleges.
NHS Herefordshire, the leader for health in the county, has successfully bid for £12,000 to pilot a new innovative programme which will help young people understand all the risks involved with alcohol consumption. The primary care trust is working in partnership with 2XL, a voluntary-run group that uses the creative arts to raise awareness and stimulate discussion on a wide range of issues affecting young people.
Aimed at colleges and sixth forms, 2XL is developing an exciting, vibrant, dramatic performance called Blind Delusion which will take their student audience on a journey challenging perceptions and myths so that they have a clear understanding of the risks involved with alcohol. Safe and sensible drinking is the key message. The project is a pilot project and will consist of ten performances being delivered around Herefordshire’s colleges between March and April this year (2010). Each performance is followed by an interactive workshop where students can ask questions, exchange information and, if they wish, talk to health professionals.
“It’s about presenting issues in a social context,” said Sue Carter from 2XL. She continued, “We have put the performance together after detailed discussion with a group of young people who we work with on a regular basis, so we can make sure the issues addressed are from a young person’s perspective.
Roger Hanson, NHS Herefordshire, said: “The anti-social effects of binge drinking are well documented with national hospital admissions at an all time high, but we also want students to be aware of the other effects of alcohol misuse such as links to cancers, heart attacks and strokes. There is also a whole range of issues around control and responsibility, which has an impact on sexual health and relationships.
“Drinking sensibly isn’t a problem, but many don’t understand what the NHS recommended limits are, and that the impact of abusing these limits goes beyond liver damage. Using drama is a great way of getting messages across to students in an accessible way and encouraging them to consider changes in their own behaviours.”
NHS Herefordshire hopes to develop the programme further and bids are in for additional funding to facilitate this.
Posted
: 08/03/2010 11:27:42
Other
recent Leominster news items
Five Herefordshire secondary schools are taking part in a regional Car Free Challenge which aims to reduce the numbers of children travelling to school by car.
Pupils from Aylestone Business and Enterprise College, Hereford Cathedral School, The H... [more]
|
Herefordshire Council has received an extra £1million from the government towards its major scheme to fix the county’s highways.
The announcement came as part of the recent Budget after the council lobbied central government for more cash to repai... [more]
|
A new report outlines the way forward for tourism in the county to build on the success of Visit Herefordshire in attracting people to the county.
The report commissioned by Herefordshire Council in collaboration with Visit Herefordshire DMP outli... [more]
|
|
To view the full
Leominster
Blog, click
here
| The
design, concept and content of the Leominster web site
is the intellectual property of Commatic
Limited. No part of this web site, including images,
graphics and text, may be re-produced or stored, in any
manner, without permission. The entries in the Leominster
Blog may have been compiled from various sources including
other web sites.
E-mail
: webmaster@leominster.co.uk
|
|
