Sexual and Reproductive Health Choices
Everyone’s primary concern is that babies are born as healthy as possible and are able to maintain that good health throughout their childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
The Institute continues to provide information in the area of sexual and reproductive health by exploring creative and effective methods of reaching people with preventive health information. To share this information the following goals have been established by the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute:
- Provide preconception health information to people before they are contemplating pregnancy.
- Provide preconception health information to people before they are planning a pregnancy.
- Understand the number of adolescent pregnancies and outcomes for mothers and infants in Saskatchewan on an annual basis.
- Provide parents with resources to allow them to have meaningful discussions with their children about issues including sexual and reproductive health.
Links
Ontario Public Health
www.intheknowpeel.ca
Liz Clairborne Inc. Advisory Board on Teenage Dating Violence and Abuse
www.loveisnotabuse.com
Sex Education for the Real World
www.scarleteen.com
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
www.sexualityandu.ca
Teen Growth: Is committed to improving the lives of adolescents
www.teengrowth.com
Teen Health
http://teenshealth.org/teen/
Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project
www.sexetc.org
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
www.stayteen.org
Links for Parents
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/parents
Kids and Teen Health
http://kidshealth.org/parent/
Talk to Me: Sexuality Education for Parents from Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ttm-pm/index.html
Links for Youth
Canadian Association for Adolescent Health
www.youngandhealthy.ca
Go Ask Alice: is a health question and answer internet resource funded and produced by the Alice! Health Promotion Program at Columbia University.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
The Native Youth Sexual Health Netword (HYSHN): is a North-America wide organization working on issues of healthy sexuality, cultural competency, youth empowerment, reproduce justice, and sex positivity by and for Native youth.
http://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com/
It's Your (Sex) Life: the official website of MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation's Emmy Award winning "It's Your (Sex) Life" public information campaign.
http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/
Links for Professionals
Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cgshe-ldnemss/index.html
Sexual Health Education in the Schools: Questions and Answers
http://www.sieccan.org/pdf/she_q&a_3rd.pdf
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References
SEX? - A Healthy Sexuality Resource - Booklet
This booklet is a non-judgmental presentation of facts developed to help young people make informed decisions about relationships and sex and includes such topics as: decision making, sexual assault, sexually transmitted infections, and contraception.
The booklet was developed by a working group made up of staff of the Nova Scotia Office of Health Promotion and Protection and departments of Health and Education, District Public Health Services and a plain language writer.
Other contributing members of the working group included youth representatives and community partners. More than 500 youth were consulted to find out what they wanted and needed to know and to review a draft of the resource. The resource was reviewed by parents and teachers in rural and urban areas throughout the province. The resource was also reviewed by national and provincial experts in the field of sexual health and sex education.
Sex? A Healthy Sexuality Resource
http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/publications/11032_sexbook_en.pdf
Resources for Youth
What You Need to Know About Dating Violence: A Teen’s Handbook
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/web/guest/teen
STI Pamphlet from Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publiat/std-mts/pdf/sti_pamph_e.pdf
Written for Young People by Young People on Sexual Health Related Issues
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option+com_content&task=view&id=469
Healthy Relationships
www.loveisnotabuse.com/web/guest/teen
Be Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/youth/be.yourself
Growing Up Okay
http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/publications/11020_growingupokbooklet_feb10_en.pdf
Resources for Parents
A Parent’s Guide to Teen Dating Violence
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/web/guest/aparentsguide
Talk to Me: Sexuality Education for Parents from Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ttm-pm/index.html
A Parent's Handbook: How to Talk to Your Children about Developing Healthy Relationships
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/web/guest/parentsofchildrenhandbook
Resources for Professionals
General Resource Websites for Professionals:
www.safehealthyschools.org
Specific Documents:
Update Report on Teen Pregnancy Prevention
http://www.beststart.org/resources/rep_health/pdf/teen_pregnancy.pdf
With One Voice 2007: America’s Adults and Teens Sound off About Teen Pregnancy
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/data/pdf/WOV2007_fulltext.pdf
Kiss and Tell: What Teens Say about Love, Trust and Other Relationship Stuff
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/pubs/kiss_tell.pdf
Not Yet! Programs to Delay First Sex Among Teens
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/pubs/NotYet.pdf
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