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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Sexual Health Community Resources 2021 (PDF)
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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 (She/Her/Hers) | Planned Parenthood North Central States
Email: AOgilvie@ppncs.org | Phone: 319-289-0730
Counties served: Linn, Johnson, and surrounding counties
Description of services: Works with middle schools, high schools, and at-risk youth and adults. Topics covered include anatomy, contraceptives, STIs, healthy relationships, consent, LGBTQIA issues, etc.

Haley Jungles (She/Her/Hers) | United Action for Youth
Email: haley.jungles@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.

Kathryn Edel (She/Her/Hers), LMSW | Johnson County Public Health
Email: kedel@johnsoncountyiowa.gov | Phone: 319-688-5890
Counties served: Johnson County
Description of services: Johnson County Public Health’s Integrated Testing Services (ITS) for HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) is funded through the Iowa Department of Public Health. This program works to make HIV screening and hepatitis C (HCV) screening available to all individuals presenting for services in Iowa. Beyond the provision of testing, this program seeks to increase access to a suite of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis prevention and treatment options including, but not limited to; condoms and other safer-sex supplies, harm reduction supplies, pre and post exposure prophylaxis, risk reduction counseling, and linkage to care / other services as needed.

Katie Reasner (She/Her/Hers), MPH, CHES® | Linn County Public Health
Email: kathryn.reasner@linncounty.org | Phone: 319-892-6074
Counties served: Linn County
Description of services: Available for occasional presentations. Linn County Public Health can assist in connecting with resources and education.

Kimberly Andresen-Reed (She/Her/Hers) | Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP)
Email: kimberly-andresen@uiowa.edu | Phone: 319-335-6000

Counties served: Johnson, Cedar, Iowa, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Washington and Van Buren
Description of services: RVAP’s services range from working directly with survivors of sexual violence, their friends, families, and support systems to providing prevention education focused on consent and healthy relationships for middle school, high school, and college/university students. Anyone impacted by sexual violence is welcome to reach out to our 24 hour hotline. Advocates are available for support and response in hospitals, can work with systems like law enforcement, and are able to provide one on one counseling, facilitate support groups, and tailor services to the needs of each survivor. RVAP also regularly collaborates with other organizations, community members, and volunteers to continue to expand our offerings of services and programs. RVAP receives funding from multiple sources, including local grants, state and federal victim service funding, and donations.

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.