Sexual Health Network of Ontario
The Sexual Health Network of Ontario is a group of sexual health professionals that meets to network and discuss issues related to this field.
The Sexual Health Network of Ontario is a group of sexual health professionals that meets to network and discuss issues related to service delivery and trends in this field of healthcare. The group is organized by a volunteer Executive that plans topics and speakers and takes feedback from the SHNO membership on a regular basis. Meetings are held four times a year in February, April, September and
15/06/2015
Alberta's teacher portal for s*x ed - great resources in a very easy-to-use, accessible format. http://ow.ly/NjvNT
teachings*xualhealth.ca- Teacher's Portal A resource for s*xual health teachers and educators in Alberta. Student Questions, online workshops, lesson plans, instructional methods and more!
11/06/2015
Amazing news for transgender clients looking for surgical coverage from Medicare in the US. http://ow.ly/NjukJ
Medicare Lifts Transgender Surgery Coverage Ban Transgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for s*x reassignment surgeries, a U.S. Department of Health...
09/06/2015
A beautiful initiative out of London, founded by a student nurse who experienced s*xual assault as a teenager. This kind of gentle approach to s*xual health services and empowering women to take their bodies back can serve as a model for agencies serving survivors everywhere. http://ow.ly/NjsCn
How can women reclaim their bodies after s*xual assault? ‘I typed “rape, body image, can’t go to doctor” into Google’ – years after being r***d, student nurse Pavan Amara found it difficult to be touched...
04/06/2015
Out of South Africa, more evidence that s*xual health education in schools prevents risky s*xual behaviour. http://ow.ly/NjrO0
School-based program reduces risky s*xual behaviors in South African teens A school-based, six-session program targeting s*xual risk behaviors appeared to reduce rates of unprotected s*x and s*x with multiple partners...
01/06/2015
Implants and IUDs are the highest recommended birth control methods for adolescents, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://ow.ly/NjreG
What's the Best Birth Control for Teens? Hint: It's Not the Pill The best birth control to offer teenage girls is an implantable rod, followed by an IUD, pediatricians say in new guidance. It may seem odd to...
28/05/2015
With the debate raging over Ontario's S*x Ed Curriculum, a stark reminder that the need for s*xual health education is on the rise everywhere. http://ow.ly/Njq8s
WATCH: Why we need to have global conversations about s*xual health 22-year-old blogger, Ella Dawson speaks to us about having more honest conversations regarding STIs.
25/05/2015
Some clarification and myth-busting around period s*x and endometriosis. http://ow.ly/NjpYL
Does Period S*x Raise Your Risk of Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a disorder in which the tissue that normally lines only the inside of your uterus (the endometrium) grows outside of it—around the...