Outcome of initiative
Sarah’s actions
Impact on young people
Impact on society
Easier access to services
Sara takes visits to colleges and intorduces new schemes that the people who attend college are likely to take part in for example an open service that offers free tests and a free gift ie. Free chlamydia pants, key ring. Also she educates the college about having a free accessible service at college.
It will impact young people in a more beneficial way as it works as a preventative measure. It reduces the likelihood of someone contracting an STI or unplanned pregnancies.
This gives young people in further education a chance to get a job before they get pregnant and it won’t affect their education.
The cost is kept low as it prevents anything from happening.
The cost is kept down as they do not have to treat as many young people with STI’s and also unplanned pregnancies. The tax payer does not have to pay for more young people who have had an unplanned pregnancy to have housing and to receive benefits. People are less stressed and less worried about their health if they know they have easy access to sexual health services.
Improved Knowledge of young people (relating to sexual health)
Sarah goes around to different services and educates people about the younger population and sexual health because some people may become judgmental and do not know how to overcome that and treat them. Young people want to go to a service and not be judged.
Having an improved knowledge of young people in relation to sexual health benefits young people as they get more of an understanding from people, they do not feel patronized by adults who may not approve of what they do. This enables young people to access sexual health services without fear of being judged.
This reduces the number of young people with an STI and it then also reduces the cost of treating them.
They understand more about young people and sexual health as people can be very judgmental towards people they do not understand.
The cost from the NHS is down as there are less people needing treatment.
There is less of a burden of society.
Advice and support available which is easy to access
Sarah educates colleges to ensure that they have advice and support available for the students, she also gives support and advice when she goes around and supplies them with the means to give it.
Having the advice and support easily accessible in further education for young people is crucial as outside of that setting they may not be able to access any service due to fear of judgment and also fear of people who know your parent/ career telling them that they saw you. It reduces the number of people who have STI’s and unplanned pregnancies. It allows people to be healthier which means they can have more of an active part in society.
The cost of treating people because of an STI or unplanned pregnancy is not a drain on money, as there is fewer numbers of people who need treatment. Young people who do have an STI or unplanned pregnancy are usually a drain on resources as they then can claim on benefits if they have a child and can sign up to have housing.
Avoid unintended conceptions
Sarah goes around and educates colleges and the students that in them about the importance of contraception in order to reduce the ammount of conceptions.
There is a lower rate of pregnancies which means that the young people will not miss out on their education (college). They then have better job prospects as they have stayed in education and gotten their qualifications.
Society doesn’t have to pay as much as they do and the NHS’s costs are less.
Decrease in STIs
Sarah educates students about the importance of contraception and what the possible STI's are and the repercussions.
There would be a larger amount of healthier people who do not have any STI’s which allows them to take more of an active role in society. Young people can get on with their lives a bit more as they are not worrying about their health and how it is being effected by
The cost of it is lower as there are less people to treat, also overall the long term results are better and the long term cost is more efficient.
o Costs
o Health
o Education
o Emotional well being
o Social implications (housing, employment)
