Speaker: Gina M. Vallone-Hood, Environmental Manager
Florida Dept. of Health, FL
The purpose of this presentation is to assist minors in making an informed decision when getting a body piercing. Body art is a growing industry with more and more people getting body piercings and tattoos. Due to age limitations, minors seek alternative routes for obtaining piercings and tattoos. This presentation was created as a result of several minors having a classmate pierce their tongue on the school bus. These minors attended an alternative school, which contacted the department requesting a body piercing presentation, which was to be presented to all students attending the school.
This presentation provides an overview of the body piercing regulation in Florida, blood borne pathogenic diseases, and compares and contrasts the differences of getting pierced by a piercer who works in a licensed body piercing establishment versus an acquaintance.