Hi,
I was doing a bit of web research and was reading some of the frequently asked questions on the sexuality and u website. It's a very comprehensive list which i think health workers may find useful.
"If you've got questions about sex or sexual health (and who doesn't?) then we've got answers. sexualityandu.ca has one of the Internet's largest collections of frequently asked questions about sex, contraception, and sexual health.
Does the pill really make you fat? Do you need your parent's permission to go on the Pill? What if my sex drive doesn't match my partner's?"
http://sexualityandu.ca/faqs/index_e.aspx
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
The NT Intervention
I will certainly be watching this documentary on the NT intervention with interest:
It’s about the lives of community members and workers in Beswick, Barunga, Eva Valley and Binjari and their experience of the Emergency Intervention.
It asks the questions:
What new evidence of sexual abuse has been uncovered?
How is life better for children and thier parents in these remore communites?
What did the intervention deliver?
INTERVENTION, Katherine NT
ABC October 30 9.30pm
Gay friendly school
I was reading in todays advertiser about a 'delay' in the Chigago public school system to vote on proposed gay friendly high school that would weave gay and lesbian heroes into its curriculum.
While I think it is a great idea to include GLBTIQ heroes into school curriculae - it is ridiculus that we need a 'vote' for this. Shouldn't all our heroes be included in school curriculum? I'll follow this process with interest.
This process in Chicago is being undertaken at the 'Social Justice High School' If only ALL schools were centres of social justice!!!
While I think it is a great idea to include GLBTIQ heroes into school curriculae - it is ridiculus that we need a 'vote' for this. Shouldn't all our heroes be included in school curriculum? I'll follow this process with interest.
This process in Chicago is being undertaken at the 'Social Justice High School' If only ALL schools were centres of social justice!!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Reclaim the Night
Here is a brief modified copy of this years reclaim the night pdf poster that was sent to me.
LET’S ALL BE SAFE AS HOUSES
CALLING all mothers, daughters, sisters and aunties -
join us in acknowledging 30 YEARS OF ACTION IN RECLAIMING SAFETY for women in their home and community. Don’t miss the PARTY! Come and
celebrate with a fun night of dj’s, music, food and drink.
MORE INFO: Women’s Electoral Lobby [WEL]
call Jo 0423 783 252 / Marg 0406 488 730
or email welinc.sa@gmail.com
7pm til 11.30pm -Friday Oct 31st 2008
Yungondi Courtyard - Lion Arts Centre Cnr North Tce and Morphett St
AND for all the men out there: Support your sisters,mothers,daughters and friends to RECLAIM the NIGHT. Almost ALL violence against women -in ALL parts of the world-is perpetrated by men.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Online HIV/AIDS course
This is a great basic online course for gaining knowl;edge re HIV/AIDS. It is easy to use and work through. It does require a reasonably high level of literacy but I really liked doing this. I got it from the youth infonet newsletter that regularly sends out recently developed program resources. Please have a look.
This on-line course is primarily designed for those who educate young people in formal and informal settings. Learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the scientific, social, behavioral, and health-related aspects of HIV and AIDS. By the end of the course, learners should understand the links between the factors that drive the pandemic and those that affect people living with HIV and AIDS.
Organization: UNESCO
This on-line course is primarily designed for those who educate young people in formal and informal settings. Learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the scientific, social, behavioral, and health-related aspects of HIV and AIDS. By the end of the course, learners should understand the links between the factors that drive the pandemic and those that affect people living with HIV and AIDS.
Organization: UNESCO
Friday, October 10, 2008
If you have completed the SHineSA SE&X course
If you have completed the SHineSA Sexuality Expression and Xploration course ( SE&X course) Could you please take the time to fill in a survey regarding how you feel about this course.
The survey is in THE context of the letter below that has gone out to our stakeholders:
" Hello,
Can we ask for your help in providing some feedback about SHine SA via a short questionnaire accessed through the following link?
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yXRot86z8nBk9ag72JLP_2bw_3d_3d
SHine SA is committed to continually improving its service and achieving the highest standard of sexual health care for its communities.
Every three years, the organisation is involved in an accreditation review to assess the quality of its services.
Part of this review process is to invite a group of consumers of our service to give feedback to the review team about their impressions and experiences of SHine SA as an organisation.
We would like to invite you to participate as a valued consumer.
Please answer as much of the survey as you wish.
Thank you for completing this survey- it will assist in Shine’s Quality Assurance Review.
If you would like any further information about the review, please contact Rebecca Tubman tel. 08 83005339 or e-mail rebecca.tubman@health.sa.gov.au "
Yours sincerely
Kaisu Värttö
Chief Executive Officer
SHine SA
The survey is in THE context of the letter below that has gone out to our stakeholders:
" Hello,
Can we ask for your help in providing some feedback about SHine SA via a short questionnaire accessed through the following link?
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yXRot86z8nBk9ag72JLP_2bw_3d_3d
SHine SA is committed to continually improving its service and achieving the highest standard of sexual health care for its communities.
Every three years, the organisation is involved in an accreditation review to assess the quality of its services.
Part of this review process is to invite a group of consumers of our service to give feedback to the review team about their impressions and experiences of SHine SA as an organisation.
We would like to invite you to participate as a valued consumer.
Please answer as much of the survey as you wish.
Thank you for completing this survey- it will assist in Shine’s Quality Assurance Review.
If you would like any further information about the review, please contact Rebecca Tubman tel. 08 83005339 or e-mail rebecca.tubman@health.sa.gov.au "
Yours sincerely
Kaisu Värttö
Chief Executive Officer
SHine SA
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Strategies for Communicating Contraceptive Effectiveness
This latest information regarding BEST strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness comes from the Family Health International news briefs.
A new Cochrane review, conducted with partial support from USAID, may help family planning providers better explain contraceptive effectiveness to their clients.
The authors from Family Health International reviewed five well-designed clinical trials comparing different strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness, including a slide-and-sound presentation versus a physician's oral presentation; a table describing the relative effectiveness of different methods versus a table expressing absolute effectiveness in terms of pregnancy rates; and an enhanced counseling program versus a standard one.
The audiovisual presentation improved women’s understanding of contraceptive effectiveness more than the oral presentation, and the table showing relative effectiveness had a stronger impact than the table showing absolute effectiveness. Women who participated in the enhanced counseling program were more likely than the women in the standard program to choose sterilization or a modern contraceptive method. The remaining two trials did not evaluate women’s understanding of contraceptive effectiveness.
More research would need to be done to test these strategies in clinical settings and determine how they affect contraceptive choice. Only then can more formal strategies be designed for communicating information about contraceptive effectiveness and risks.
To read more about this topic, see:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006964.pub2.
Source
Lopez LM, Steiner MJ, Grimes DA, Schulz KF. Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;16(2):CD006964.
A new Cochrane review, conducted with partial support from USAID, may help family planning providers better explain contraceptive effectiveness to their clients.
The authors from Family Health International reviewed five well-designed clinical trials comparing different strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness, including a slide-and-sound presentation versus a physician's oral presentation; a table describing the relative effectiveness of different methods versus a table expressing absolute effectiveness in terms of pregnancy rates; and an enhanced counseling program versus a standard one.
The audiovisual presentation improved women’s understanding of contraceptive effectiveness more than the oral presentation, and the table showing relative effectiveness had a stronger impact than the table showing absolute effectiveness. Women who participated in the enhanced counseling program were more likely than the women in the standard program to choose sterilization or a modern contraceptive method. The remaining two trials did not evaluate women’s understanding of contraceptive effectiveness.
More research would need to be done to test these strategies in clinical settings and determine how they affect contraceptive choice. Only then can more formal strategies be designed for communicating information about contraceptive effectiveness and risks.
To read more about this topic, see:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006964.pub2.
Source
Lopez LM, Steiner MJ, Grimes DA, Schulz KF. Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;16(2):CD006964.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Healthy Youth Project
For those of you living and working in South Australia - This is for you!!
I received this email the other day from Megan. I told her I am not comfortable sending her my distribution lists but would post this on the blog: The following is her email to me. It sounds like a good idea.
"Hi there,
We are hoping you will be able to assist us to access your distribution lists in order to send out a mapping tool across the regions to services providing support to young people. Accessing these lists are to assist us in achieving two purposes:
1. To invite service providers to complete a mapping exercise, and
2. To invite service providers to a capacity building Forum to be held in November
We are seeking the email and contact details for services which provide support to young people, including services who do not necessarily identify as specific youth services (eg, Anglicare etc who provide youth programs). We would like to access contact details for these services so that we are able to compile a comprehensive statewide list of all relevant agencies and services so that they may be involved in the mapping exercise and service provider forums.
The mapping and forums are being undertaken as part of the Healthy Youth Project within the Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI). The Healthy Youth Project aims to improve the lifestyles of young people through addressing the lifestyle and risk factors that can contribute to the onset of chronic conditions in later life. The BSNAPD (Body image, Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol use, Physical inactivity and Drug use) risk factors have been identified as the most relevant when working with young people. This has informed the development of the BSNAPD initiative which is a collaborative partnership across the Youth Health Regions - The Second Story (CYWHS), Shopfront (CNAHS) and Southern Primary Health/Marion Youth (SAHS). The mapping tool aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of established services which address the BSNAPD risk factors.
If you are able to assist, could you please send contact details and distribution lists by Friday 3rd October 2008. If you are unable to meet this deadline, but are able to help, please contact me on the details below.
Thanks kindly,
Megan"
Megan Birchmore
Social Work Student
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Megan.Birchmore@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) The Second Story - North
6 Gillingham Road Elizabeth SA 5112 p: 8255 3477
I received this email the other day from Megan. I told her I am not comfortable sending her my distribution lists but would post this on the blog: The following is her email to me. It sounds like a good idea.
"Hi there,
We are hoping you will be able to assist us to access your distribution lists in order to send out a mapping tool across the regions to services providing support to young people. Accessing these lists are to assist us in achieving two purposes:
1. To invite service providers to complete a mapping exercise, and
2. To invite service providers to a capacity building Forum to be held in November
We are seeking the email and contact details for services which provide support to young people, including services who do not necessarily identify as specific youth services (eg, Anglicare etc who provide youth programs). We would like to access contact details for these services so that we are able to compile a comprehensive statewide list of all relevant agencies and services so that they may be involved in the mapping exercise and service provider forums.
The mapping and forums are being undertaken as part of the Healthy Youth Project within the Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI). The Healthy Youth Project aims to improve the lifestyles of young people through addressing the lifestyle and risk factors that can contribute to the onset of chronic conditions in later life. The BSNAPD (Body image, Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol use, Physical inactivity and Drug use) risk factors have been identified as the most relevant when working with young people. This has informed the development of the BSNAPD initiative which is a collaborative partnership across the Youth Health Regions - The Second Story (CYWHS), Shopfront (CNAHS) and Southern Primary Health/Marion Youth (SAHS). The mapping tool aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of established services which address the BSNAPD risk factors.
If you are able to assist, could you please send contact details and distribution lists by Friday 3rd October 2008. If you are unable to meet this deadline, but are able to help, please contact me on the details below.
Thanks kindly,
Megan"
Megan Birchmore
Social Work Student
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Megan.Birchmore@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) The Second Story - North
6 Gillingham Road Elizabeth SA 5112 p: 8255 3477
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
Have a look at this site: In their latest newsletter you will find information on...
Dr Jan Jordans' recently published book Serial Survivors: Women's Narratives of Surviving Rape, based on her interviews with 14 women who were all assaulted by convicted New Zealand serial rapist, Malcolm Rewa.
The SADA project (Sexual Assault in Disability and Aged care Action Strategy). Project and how it has gone about improving responses to and prevention of sexual assault in those institutions responsible for the care of some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
There is a review of Joanna Bourke's Rape: A History From 1860 to the Present, as well as brief summaries and reviews of a number of recent research publications and conferences of relevance to the sexual assault sector. As always, AIFS Librarian Joan Kelleher has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of recent publications related to sexual assault and violence against women.
Also - have a look at this sad but strong post on the 'pictures worth a thousand words' website. Here is what the site is about.
"A Picture's Worth" was launched on 1 August 2003 as a personal project to highlight the emotions and memories triggered by a photograph of personal significance. By inspiring people to bring out the meaning or story behind a personal photograph, "A Picture's Worth" provides a haven for people to truly "show and tell".
Dr Jan Jordans' recently published book Serial Survivors: Women's Narratives of Surviving Rape, based on her interviews with 14 women who were all assaulted by convicted New Zealand serial rapist, Malcolm Rewa.
The SADA project (Sexual Assault in Disability and Aged care Action Strategy). Project and how it has gone about improving responses to and prevention of sexual assault in those institutions responsible for the care of some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
There is a review of Joanna Bourke's Rape: A History From 1860 to the Present, as well as brief summaries and reviews of a number of recent research publications and conferences of relevance to the sexual assault sector. As always, AIFS Librarian Joan Kelleher has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of recent publications related to sexual assault and violence against women.
Also - have a look at this sad but strong post on the 'pictures worth a thousand words' website. Here is what the site is about.
"A Picture's Worth" was launched on 1 August 2003 as a personal project to highlight the emotions and memories triggered by a photograph of personal significance. By inspiring people to bring out the meaning or story behind a personal photograph, "A Picture's Worth" provides a haven for people to truly "show and tell".
Libido
This is a question from Sexual health.com that you might find interesting.
I would like to know if there is an herb or medicine I could take to reduce my libido. I've been married for 17 years, and my wife is unable to have sex. My libido causes me to have nearly constant sexual thoughts most days, which is distractive and interferes with my productivity. Go here to read the answer.
I would like to know if there is an herb or medicine I could take to reduce my libido. I've been married for 17 years, and my wife is unable to have sex. My libido causes me to have nearly constant sexual thoughts most days, which is distractive and interferes with my productivity. Go here to read the answer.
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