Quizzing and Testing at Prison Health Expo

It was a busy day in the Mobilong gym on 17 May as its first Prison Health Expo for the year got underway.

Hepatitis SA workers received 288 quiz entries, carried out 22 Hepatitis C Point of Care tests (HCV PoCT) and registered another 39 prisoners who were keen to get tested.

“We ran out of time to process the tests for everyone who expressed interest,” said Hepatitis SA Information and Support Coordinator, Lisa Carter. “We are now liaising with SA Prison Health Service to provide testing for those who missed out on the day.

“This can be us going in again to do testing at the health centre or SA Prison Health providing conventional needle and syringe testing.”

Hepatitis SA Education Coordinator, Jen Grant, said there was a good range of services offering information and activities at the Expo. “The Cancer Council was there with a machine that checks for skin damage, and nurses from Mobilong’s health centre offered blood pressure checks and liver scans with fibroscan machines provided by the RAH,” said Jen.

Hepatitis SA’s quiz included two simple questions on hepatitis B and C treatments and two practical prizes (a pair of socks and a packet of Tim-Tams) for each group of participants.

Other services present included AA, Aboriginal Services, and Mosaic counselling service.