Sexual health
The aim of this interactive eLearning resource is to help support you to gain a basic knowledge of healthy relationships and sexual health and through reflection, encourage you to incorporate key messages for improving relationships and sexual health into your practice with individuals or groups of service users.
Sexually Transmitted Infections and safer Sex Campaign
July 2023
In Scotland, cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea and chlamydia, are increasing among people under the age of 25.
Public Health Scotland, in collaboration with NHS Health Boards, NHS24 and third sector partners, has developed a prevention campaign. You may find it useful to watch this short film highlighting some key messages from this campaign and access additional information at the links below.
Information for the public: https://www.nhsinform.scot/safersex
Information for practitioners: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/sexually-transmitted-infection/
Contact information: phs.comms@phs.scot
Module 3, Sexually Transmitted Infections, of the eLearning listed below has been updated to reflect this.
An introduction to Sexual Health for the non-specialist workforce
No matter where you work and who you work with, you can have an impact on other people’s sexual health and wellbeing.
Sexual health and the relationships they have affect individuals and communities. Whether we have no sex, lots of sex, many sexual partners or just one, our sexual health is important for our wellbeing.
This resource will help you to think about how you can support others in understanding the importance of healthy, respectful, consensual and safe relationships and sexual health.
This resource is for:
- Staff and volunteers working with adults and/or young people across all sectors and all populations.
- Anyone who has an interest in relationships and sexual health and recognises that they may be able to offer support in their role
By engaging with the learning in this resource you should be able to:
- Describe healthy relationships and sexual health using consistent key messages
- Identify opportunities to have positive conversations around healthy relationships and sexual health with individuals and groups
- Identify where to access basic information on healthy relationships and sexual health
- Signpost individuals and groups to appropriate services and resources
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Further Reading
It can be helpful to have some background to the work undertaken in Scotland to improve sexual health and the spread of blood borne viruses
- The first Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework was published by the Scottish Government in 2011 with an update for 2015-2020.
- The Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy (PPYP) in Scotland,
- This resource will link you to NHS Inform
Resource Feedback
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