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Sexual health encompasses
much more than basic anatomy. It touches on many different facets of one’s
life and is continually influenced by a convergence of factors, including
parents, peers, religion, media, friends, partners, etc. School employees
and the overall school environment are key influences in the sexual health
of young people. NEA HIN recognizes this relationship and has created
the following resources to clarify and help strengthen the connection
between sexual health and education:
- Sexual
Health Fact Sheet
– Answers why school personnel should be concerned about
sexual health. Includes statistics. - STD’s
101– the
basics about the most common sexually transmitted diseases, inclding
symptoms, treatment, side effects and current trends.
The
Sexual Health Conversation Project
Supported by a grant
from the Ford Foundation and coordinated through the Academy for Educational
Development’s Center for Community-Based Health Strategies, NEA HIN recently
undertook a project aimed at increasing the knowledge and level of conversation
about sexual health among NEA members. Working with the NEA Student Program,
NEA HIN conducted a focus group and on-line survey to assess the opinions
and needs among student members on this issue. Click
here for a Summary of the Student NEA Sexual Health Focus Group responses.
NEA HIN staff
also conducted workshops on sexual health at both the Student NEA “Connections”
Conference and the Student Leadership Conference this past year.
HIV/AIDS, sexually-transmitted
diseases and unintended pregnancy are major public health concerns, with
rates in the U.S. higher than any other industrialized country. The NEA
Health Information Network has programs and publications to help school
personnel address these issues in their roles as educators and as employees.
NEA HIN provides members
with publications that promote coordinated school health, effective models
of HIV prevention education for the classroom, and accurate information
on sexual health issues.
- Considering
Your Options –
A video for teens on contraceptive choices.- What
Works? – School based HIV, STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education- Q&A
About Male Latex Condoms – Preventing Sexual Transmission of HIV- The
Face of HIV/AIDS – People with HIV/AIDS as Educators- FISHNet
Newsletter – On HIV/AIDS and Other Health Topics in Schools- Responding
to HIV and AIDS (English) and en
Espanol .- Pointer’s
Dish
– Newsletter about
family communication, health and sexualityHIN also helps
members address HIV and hepatitis prevention in the workplace
with training and publications.
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