Developed by the coalition’s Communications Action Group, the Sexual Health Quick Tips provide easy-to-digest information and advice for the public. Using colorful graphics, they can be promoted via social media, including Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
This Guide focuses on common sexual concerns that can stand in the way of pleasure. It also provides practical solutions, tips on finding a professional who can help, and scripts for talking with a health care provider or therapist.
The recent emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level. HUD strongly encourages CoCs to contact their local public health departments, Healthcare for the Homeless agencies, and other local health partners to ensure the unique needs and opportunities related to the homeless service system are incorporated in plans to prevent and respond to infectious diseases like COVID-19.
This research discusses how PrEP was approved for HIV prevention in the US in 2012; uptake has been slow. Black and Hispanic people have higher rates of new HIV diagnoses than White non-Hispanic people in the US. We describe the inequitable use of PrEP by race within US regions from 2012-2021.
Are you happy with your sex life, partners, romantic relationships, and overall sexual health? Take this quiz to find out. And, get some practical tips and advice. Your responses will be private and will not be shared with anyone.
The new app offers quick and easy access to streamlined STI prevention, diagnostic, and treatment recommendations. The user-friendly interface includes more clinical care guidance, sexual history resources, patient materials, and other features to assist with patient management. Download the free app for Apple and Android mobile devices.
With roughly two million cases in the U.S., trichomoniasis (“trich”) is the most common STI you’ve never heard of. Most cases don’t have obvious symptoms but undetected trich can make it more like to contract or transmit other STIs (like HIV) and the infection is linked to pre-term delivery and low-birth weight babies. Learn more about Trichomoniasis on this webpage.
Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider’s Guide can help healthcare providers better integrate sexual health conversations and recommended preventive services into routine visits with adolescents and adults.
If you’re a sexually active person— or even if you’re not right now—you probably have questions about your sexual health. Like, should I be tested for STIs? Which ones? Or what are my options for preventing pregnancy? You also might have questions about your libido and why it’s so low…or so high, and whether that’s normal. Or why sex is painful, or getting an erection is so difficult. It’s not always easy to bring these topics up, and it may not be clear exactly what questions you should be asking about your sexual health.
