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Catherine Dodds

@cdodds.bsky.social

Sociologist and Social Policy scholar. Admires trees.

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HIV and Hepatitis Awareness for Tattoo and Piercing Artists

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Picture of a person with green hair and a pink hat HIV and Hepatitis Awareness for Tattoo and Piercing Artists National AIDS Trust logo

Of all the things to think about before getting a #tattoo or a #piercing, your #HIV status shouldn't be one of them.

Visit our website to learn more and find free resources for artists and clients created by @cdodds.bsky.social's team at the @bristoluni.bsky.social:

nat.org.uk/bbv-tatto...

08.07.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Picture of a person with green hair and a pink hat

HIV and Hepatitis Awareness for Tattoo and Piercing Artists

National AIDS Trust logo

Picture of a person with green hair and a pink hat HIV and Hepatitis Awareness for Tattoo and Piercing Artists National AIDS Trust logo

Of all the things to think about before getting a #tattoo or a #piercing, your #HIV status shouldn't be one of them.

Visit our website to learn more and find free resources for artists and clients created by @cdodds.bsky.social's team at the @bristoluni.bsky.social:

nat.org.uk/bbv-tatto...

24.06.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œThese materials will help you to promote and support best practice in tattooing and piercing, while also helping people living with blood borne viruses to identify and choose inclusive practitioners who apply equality and data protection laws in their practice.” 

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β€œThese materials will help you to promote and support best practice in tattooing and piercing, while also helping people living with blood borne viruses to identify and choose inclusive practitioners who apply equality and data protection laws in their practice.” Picture of Catherine Dodds National AIDS Trust logo.

@cdodds.bsky.social has worked alongside people living with #HIV and artists to create these free resources to build more trust between them, so everyone can be more confident and healthy and fight stigma.

Read more about this project on our website:

nat.org.uk/views/tattoo...

24.06.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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HIV and Hepatitis awareness campaign for tattoo and piercing artists - Bristol Health Partners Discrimination against people living with HIV and Hepatitis is a big issue in beauty settings, including tattooing and piercing. However, aΒ surveyΒ and leadership shown by George House Trust demonstrat...

Discrimination against people living with #HIV and #Hepatitis is common in #tattooing and #piercing. Researcher @cdodds.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social has launched a campaign to raise awareness.

See nat.org.uk/bbv-tattooin... or read more bit.ly/4mLx2Cw

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04.06.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Ahead of next week's UK & Ireland Fast Track Cities Unconference, take a look at the work we're doing in Bristol to tackle #HIV infections, stigma and discrimination⬇️

πŸ›Ÿ #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky @bashhuk.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social @cdodds.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

23.01.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 days to our UK & Ireland network of cities annual meeting. Collaboration, innovation & bold action as we continue our mission to end new transmissions of HIV, end stigma & deaths @NHSEnglandLDN @UKHSA_London @LondonADPHΒ  @MayorofLondonΒ @londoncouncilsΒ @NAT_AIDS_Trust @THTorguk

29.01.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

☝️We've provided info to help you update #HIV #HepB #HepC risk; review UK Equality Act 2010 obligations; and sort out universal precautions. This helps everyone be safe, confident, inclusive in all workplaces.

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☝️We've provided info to help you update #HIV #HepB #HepC risk; review UK Equality Act 2010 obligations; and sort out universal precautions. This helps everyone be safe, confident, inclusive in all workplaces.

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29.11.2024 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Reduce Blood Borne Virus (BBV) stigma: keep your organisation’s health and safety routines up to date | PolicyBristol | University of Bristol

Out now πŸ“£ our briefing looks at common pitfalls and simple solutions to managing blood borne virus risk in workplace Health and Safety. @uob-policystudies.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristo...

29.11.2024 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Your contribution here is spot on. Often the big policy wins come from a quiet intervention with a civil servant that you can't shout about. Know that feeling really well, and when it happens it's absolute magic. It's down to timing, luck, and
many many years of being helpful and building trust.

26.02.2024 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A sad moment: the outgoing editorial board's last ever issue of CPH - as always, some cracking papers plus our final editorial reflecting on change in publishing doi.org/10.1080/0958...

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Go UWE go! Bristol project to improve skin tone diversity in medical photos
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Millions have died and developed chronic illness from COVID. Millions have died and developed chronic illness from air pollution. Making sure our buildings have clean air isn't only a COVID issue. It's a climate justice issue too.

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Editorial mass resignations: Collective action towards open research What's behind recent mass resignations from journal editorial boards? Find out more...

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