A message for Estheticians- Hair Salons and Tattooing Studios:

Informational kit

Outgoing letter Aug 14th,2006

Dear Sirs/Madam

We would like to introduce ourselves and send you our introductory package.

We are a medical clinic that specializes in preventative medicine especially sports medicine and Immunizations.

We have developed a new program to educate both the public and the esthetic community on the risks of Hepatitis B, through a variety of media.

Just as we immunize International Travellers and Health care providers against Hepatitis B we are also immunizing Hair salons and Body Modification studio personnel as well since evidence does show that Hepatitis B can be spread in the workplace from sharps contaminated with bodily fluids.

This is not a compulsory or mandatory for estheticians but we believe it is a very good idea to prevent the spread of Hepatitis B and protect your business.

Please read the attached information as well as our website , which may be copied by yourself.

We have developed scheduled clinics where our health care team will come to your business to administer the Hepatitis B vaccine. We also run influenza (“flu”) shot clinics in the fall of each year. Alternatively we can see people in our office for this.

If you have any questions about this or any of our other services please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely

Gary Podolsky MD

Skylark Medical Clinic

We have prepared 2 specific Pamphlets

Safe tattooing  A pamphlet that describes how consumers can evaluate studios for hygeine and safety.

Estheticians and viruses- A pamphlet that discusses how Viruses are transmitted in a hairdressing environment

Please check our Hepatitis B section