This guest blog post comes from Rose Tenuta, a health educator who works at Candor Health Education, and is aimed at students. It is almost Valentine’s Day! Thoughts of romance and love are on many young people’s minds and in ads on TV. Feeling in love is a wonderful connection between people. Many times in …
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Young people say they don’t use protection during oral sex. F.G. Trade/E+ via Getty Images Tammy Chang, University of Michigan; Arianna Strome, University of Michigan, and N'dea Moore-Petinak, University of Michigan The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Young people are largely unaware of the risk of contracting …
To those who work hard to de-stigmatize sex education, to normalize sexual behavior, to promote pleasure, make lessons inclusive, and have the confidence to do all of that while injecting in some humor - you are my heroes. If you are one of those educators, or striving to become one, I present to you, Ina …
We all have our favorite lessons to teach and this might be mine. With students working in small groups, big groups, collaborative work, research, some kinesthetic instruction and an engaging use of technology, there's something here for everyone. Assigning Students an STI Sit students in groups of 9. Print and cut out multiple sets of …
Interactive experiences in the #HealthEd classroom are always a hit, and this Sexually Transmitted Infections Dice Game from Andy Horne is no exception. This post originally appeared four years ago on another blog that Andy and I ran and it continues to be extremely popular, and so it's time to dust off the dice and …
Aside from the fact that I prefer to talk about STI's than STD's (and here's why), I am excited for this awareness month because the message has been reduced to three key words: Talk - openly and honestly with future sex partners and healthcare providers. Discuss your sexual history and the prevention methods available to …
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