- Sexual health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sexual health cannot be defined, understood or made operational without a broad consideration of sexuality, which underlies important behaviours and outcomes related to sexual health The working definition of sexuality is: “…a central aspect of being human throughout life encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction
- Redefining sexual health for benefits throughout life
Looking at outcomes from various initiatives, the research recommends redesigning sexual education and health interventions to incorporate sexual pleasure considerations, including when promoting safer sex This means acknowledging the reasons why people have sex – and recognizing that sexual experiences can and should be pleasurable
- Celebrating sexual health for benefits throughout life
Another recommendation is for policy-makers to integrate brief sexuality-related communication when possible, a clinical tool for behaviour change which takes a holistic and positive understanding of sexual health and sexuality Finally, robust, transparent and comparable sexual health-related data are needed to ensure adequate services
- Comprehensive sexuality education
Sexuality education equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that help them to protect their health, develop respectful social and sexual relationships, make responsible choices and understand and protect the rights of others Evidence consistently shows that high-quality sexuality education delivers positive health outcomes, with lifelong impacts
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) plays a central role in the preparation of young people for a safe, productive, fulfilling life
- Standing up for sexual and reproductive health and human rights
Comprehensive sexuality education = healthy, empowered future generations As they transition from childhood to adulthood, adolescents undergo a number of physical, psychological and social changes for which they are often unprepared They need knowledge and skills to make well-informed choices about their lives, to avoid problems and to deal with them effectively if they occur There is strong
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
WHO fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), providing key facts, as a public health issue, infections and transmissions, STIs and women's health, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, HIV, STI syndromes, prevention, vaccination, mother-to-child transmission, WHO response
- Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
According to International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, there is no magic date to start sexuality education Even pre-school children can be given developmentally appropriate information e g to teach them about their bodies and to shape their thinking about gender equality
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