Coming Clean: Community Partnerships for Tattoo Removal
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Topic: Tattoo
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Content Inside: 88 The Permanente Journal / Fall 1998/Volume 2. No. 4 By Cynthia K. Lopez Nancy Buell, LCSW Coming Clean: Community Partnerships for Tattoo Removal It’s 7:30 am on a Saturday at the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Medical Center in Hayward, and today a group of physicians and nurses are volunteering their time and exper- tise to help young people aged 13- 25 years remove vestiges of their troubled past. Through an innova- tive community partnership, these volunteers provide laser treatments to remove tattoos—professionally made and homemade, in all shapes and colors—from the visible areas of the face, neck, arms, and legs of young men and women. As the tat- toos fade, so do reminders of gang life or drug problems. In exchange, the young people commit to mak- ing positive lifestyle changes. A similar clinic at the KP Medical Cen- ter in Fremont serves young people in that area. Partnerships Help Youth and Community Both the Hayward and Fremont medical centers of KP’s Northern California Division have joined with community agencies and lo- cal government to advance KP’s social mission. They are contrib- uting medical expertise and re- sources such as space, supplies, medications, and small subsidies to the Hayward New Start Tattoo- Removal Program (launched in 1996) and to Fremont’s Project New Start (initiated in April 1997) respectively. Physicians and em- ployees not only volunteer their time at the tattoo-removal clinics but staff participate on associated advisory boards as well. Hayward New Start’s Tattoo-Re- moval Program is a collaborative effort between KP, the City of Hay- ward, and Eden Youth Center, which recruits and counsels the young people participating in the program. Hayward’s mayor, Roberta Cooper, raises funds for the program with the help of local businesses. These funds support rental of a mobile laser machine at a cost of $550 per half day. KP administers and provides staff for the tattoo-removal clinic. Project New Start ...
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