Healthy Sexuality

The Girl's Guide to Antigonish and Guysborough Counties

The Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association has put together this guide for girls and young women in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties, Nova Scotia but it also has many revelant resources for girls across the country.

The guide shares information and online links on topics like:

Vancouver Coastal Health - Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Workshops

Resources To Educate Teens About Sexuality And Sexual Health

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to offer teachers, school counselors, youth workers, and community health nurses this resource to support healthy adolescent development in our communities. The resource was developed in collaboration with high school students during the Parkgate Youth Sexual Health Project.

Healthy Relationships Begin With You! Healthy Relationships Workshop from Vancouver Coastal Health

As teens move through their adolescence, romantic relationships become increasingly important. Adolescence is an important time to help teens develop healthy relationship skills. This module provides a foundation for understanding what healthy relationships look like.

Participants will:

Lesbian Health 101: A Clinician's Guide

In 1999, lesbians were identified as an underserved minority by the Institute of Medicine. Some health issues for lesbians are different from those of heterosexual women, and clinicians need to be aware of these differences in order to provide culturally-appropriate care, since at least 5% of their female patients are lesbian.

Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections

This website page is a  special collection and it's purpose is to provide resources and an introduction to reproductive justice, focusing particularly on the connections between the elimination of reproductive oppression and domestic and sexual violence.

Compilation of social and health ressource across Northern Canada

Girls Action compiled these ressources in preparation for our Northern Light program, that took place the summer of 2008, in Whithorse Yukon. In the resource compilation you will find lists of community organizations, health centres, information and crisis lines, women’s shelters, youth groups, etc. They are organized by region.

 

Sex and Disability Resources

Here is a list of recommended books on themes of disability (cognitive and physical), sexuality and sexual health.

Human Papillomavirus, vaccines and womens health: questions and cautions

In this article is summarize some of the main questions and concerns that need to be addressed before there is a full-scale rollout of an HPV vaccination program.

Canadians for choice

Canadians for Choice supports and worksd towards preventing unwanted pregnancies, promoting contraception, educating women, men and youth and ensuring families have the necessary resources to raise healthy, happy children.

My Body My Limits My Pleasure My Choice : A positive sexuality booklet for young people

This is a zine created by the Generation Five groupe and is meant to promote safe, positive and pleasurable sexuality.