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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- Sexual Health Community Resources 2020 (PDF)
- Data
- Connect with us!
If you are interested in resources or education for your classroom or organization, we got you covered! The people and organizations below are part of the Sexual Health Alliance:
Anya Ogilvie | Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Email: Anya.Ogilvie@ppheartland.org | Phone: 515.362.8000 Ext. 1553
Counties served: Linn, Johnson, and surrounding counties
Description of services: Partially CAPP funded. Works with middle schools, high schools, and at-risk youth and adults. Topics covered include anatomy, contraceptives, STIs, healthy relationships, consent, LGBTQIA issues, etc.Kathryn Edel | Johnson County Public Health
Email: kedel@co.johnson.ia.us | Phone: 319.356.6040
Counties served: Johnson County
Description of services: Johnson County Public Health offers sexual health education and prevention services to all individuals who live or work in Johnson County. Kathryn is available to provide information/education to community organizations, middle school and high school classes, college/university classes or groups, and individuals. Topics include HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, substance use/abuse, safer sex negotiations and harm reduction strategies.Katie Reasner, MPH, CHES® | Linn County Public Health
Email: kathryn.reasner@linncounty.org | Phone: 319.892.6074
Counties served: Linn
Description of services: Former CAPP educator. Available for occasional presentations. Linn County Public Health can assist in connecting with resources and education.Stanzy Scheetz | United Action for Youth
Email: stanzy.scheetz@unitedactionforyouth.org | Phone: 319.338.7518
Counties served: Johnson, Cedar, Iowa
Description of services: CAPP funded. Works with middle and high school students in school and community settings. Topics covered include gender identity, sexuality, puberty, teen pregnancy prevention, contraception, STIs, HIV, healthy relationships, communication, and other lessons tailored to the needs of the population.
SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TOOLKIT
Welcome! We believe in supporting the community to help empower individuals to make informed decisions regarding their sexual health; and providing age-appropriate, medically accurate and factual sexuality education to all individuals. Our goal is to promote wellness among area adolescents by providing teachers with evidence-based sexual health education, lesson plans and activities, and community resources.
Testimonials
We’ve used CAPP Health Educators, here at Iowa City West High School, for the past seven years. They are knowledgeable on a wide array of topics and subject matter and do a great job engaging the students. I highly recommend utilizing them as resources to aid in classroom discussion. – Kathy Bresnahan, Iowa City West High
For Educators
- General Resources
- Sexuality Education Standards & Curriculum Development
- Evidence Based Curriculum– Eyes Open Iowa
- Healthy Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)– CDC
- National Sexuality Education Standards– FOSE et. al.
- Sexual Health Education Scope and Sequence– CDC
- Learning Activities
- Advocates for Youth- Sexual Health Lessons
- Answer- Sexual Health Resources & Lessons
- ETR- Sexual Health Lessons & Resources
- F.L.A.S.H- Sexual Health Lessons & Resources
- In the Mix- Sexual Health Lessons on Media
- No Place Like Home- Sexual Health Lessons
- Planned Parenthood- Sexual Health Activities & Lessons
- Teaching Sexual Health California- Sexual Health Lessons
- Sex Ed Library- Sexual Health Lessons & Books
- Sex Etc.- Sexual Health Lessons & Resources by Teens
- Videos (Some videos may be intended for older teens)
- Academic Edge, Inc. – STI/HIV & Sexual Health Videos
- A Thin Line – Videos on Relationships and the Digital Age
- Amaze – Videos for 11-14 year olds
- Audrie & Daisy – Social Media & Bullying Video
- Blood Lines – HIV/AIDs Video
- Don’t Let Yourself Be Abused – Domestic Violence Prevention Videos
- Eyes Open Iowa – Sexual Health Videos
- Future – The Alternative F Word – Sexual Health Videos
- I’m Positive – HIV/Aids Video
- Laci Green – Sex Ed for the Internet
- Scenarios – Videos
- Sex Etc.- Sexual Health Videos
- Stay Teen – Sexual Health Videos
- Tea and Consent – Consent Video
- That’s Not Cool – Teen Online Harassment Videos
- Professional Development
For Parents
- Online
- Be an Askable Parent– I Wanna Know
- CDC Parent Portal– CDC
- For Parents– Answer
- For Parents– Kids Health
- Parents & “The Talk”– Eyes Open Iowa
- Parent Portal– Teaching Sexual Health California
- Parents Sex Ed Center– Advocates for Youth
- Talk With Your Kids– Essential Access Health
- Teens & Sex– Mayo Clinic
- Tips & Advice for Talking to Teens About Sex– Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Tools for Parents– Planned Parenthood
- Books
For Youth
- Online
- AskTxTina- Iowa Teens (13-19) can text Tina, a trained health educator, with questions regarding healthy relationships and sexual health on the first and third Friday of the month. Text ‘Tina’ to 877-877 to enroll- www.AskTxT.com – Also add her on Snapchat @ AskTxTina, follow her on Twitter@TxT_Tina, and follow her on Instagram @AskTxTina
- Call Out Cards for Digital Dating Abuse– That’s Not Cool
- For Kids– Kids Health
- For Teens– Answer
- For Teens, By Teens– Sex Etc.
- For Teens– Kids Health
- For Young People– Sexuality Information & Education Council of the United States
- Girl’s Health– Office of Women’s Health
- Go Ask Alice– Columbia University
- I Am In Control– Iowa Department of Public Health
- Info For Teens– Planned Parenthood
- Sexual Health and You– I Wanna Know
- Teen Source– Teen Source
- Young Men’s Health– Boston’s Children Hospital
- Books
- Boy’s Guide to Becoming a Teen – American Medical Association
- Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Teen – American Medical Association
- Girlology: A Girl’s Guide to Stuff That Matters – Melissa Holmes & Trish Hutchison
- The What’s Happening to My Body Book for Boys and Book for Girls – Lynda Madaras
- What’s Going On Down There? And The Period Book – Karen Gravelle
- It’s a Girl Thing – Mavis Jukes
- What’s Happening to Me? – Peter Mayle
- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls – American Girl Library
- The Care and Keeping of You 2: For Older Girls – American Girl Library
- Sex is a Funny Word and What Makes a Baby – Cory Silverberg
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, It’s So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families and It’s Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends – Robie Harris
UPDATED MAY 2017