Resource Material
The resources are free of charge and available to anyone working in Birmingham with a professional interest in sexual health, for distribtion to client groups.
Below is a list of the resources available that can be downloaded as PDFs.
The resources are free of charge and available to anyone working in Birmingham with a professional interest in sexual health, for distribtion to client groups.
Below is a list of the resources available that can be downloaded as PDFs.
The STI Files
The Sex Directory
'The STI Files'
This booklet has been designed to give you information about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Here you will find information about all the different infections and their signs and symptoms (if any) and the treatments available. We have also included information about other associated infections.
The back cover lists local agencies where you will be able to obtain treatment and/or further information.
This booklet has been designed to give you information about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Here you will find information about all the different infections and their signs and symptoms (if any) and the treatments available. We have also included information about other associated infections.
The back cover lists local agencies where you will be able to obtain treatment and/or further information.
'The Sex Directory' is all about sex and how to make it safer.
It contains information about:
• sexuality
• contraception
• emergency contraception
• feeling pressured into having sex
• sexually transmitted infections
• a directory of local services
Whoever you are, you will find something useful in the directory.
It contains information about:
• sexuality
• contraception
• emergency contraception
• feeling pressured into having sex
• sexually transmitted infections
• a directory of local services
Whoever you are, you will find something useful in the directory.
The Young People's Information Card
The Jeans Card
'The Young People's Infomation Card' is a reference card giving phone numbers for advice on:
• family planning
• sexually transmitted infections
• drugs
• rape and sexual violence
• child abuse
• gay and lesbian matters.
• family planning
• sexually transmitted infections
• drugs
• rape and sexual violence
• child abuse
• gay and lesbian matters.
'The Jeans Card' is a reference card giving phone numbers for advice on:
• family planning
• sexually transmitted infections
• drugs
• rape and sexual violence
• child abuse
• gay and lesbian matters.
• family planning
• sexually transmitted infections
• drugs
• rape and sexual violence
• child abuse
• gay and lesbian matters.
Travelling to Africa
The African Handbook
'Travelling to Africa' is a guide to help health professionals understand and work better with people in African countries
It attempts to highlight some of the issues to be aware of and offers some suggestions on how to deal with them. It must be remembered that Africa is a big continent with many countries, ethnicities, religions and languages.
There is no such thing as a uniform African culture. This booklet offers some guidelines which are by no means comprehensive.
It attempts to highlight some of the issues to be aware of and offers some suggestions on how to deal with them. It must be remembered that Africa is a big continent with many countries, ethnicities, religions and languages.
There is no such thing as a uniform African culture. This booklet offers some guidelines which are by no means comprehensive.
'Working with African Communities in Sexual Health' deals with the many and varied cultural issues in relation to:
• sex and sexuality
• language
• spirituality
• gender dynamics
• family structure
• HIV
• female genital mutilation (FGM).
• sex and sexuality
• language
• spirituality
• gender dynamics
• family structure
• HIV
• female genital mutilation (FGM).
Guidelines for Service Providers on Sexual Health Work with South Asian Communities
A set of four Guidelines which address the sexual health promotion and service issues relating to the Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sikh and Hindu communities in Birmingham.The guidelines are intended to assist health professionals, statutory, voluntary and independently funded organisations to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and education on sexual health issues to the South Asian Communities in Birmingham.
They are also intended to raise the awareness of service providers about the religious, cultural and social norms of some of the key communities in the city and what effects these factors can have on health. These documents attempt to provide information and answer some of the more common questions regarding the development of sexual health services within the ethos of the communities’ religion and culture.
Copies are available free of charge to professionals working in Birmingham please contact us to order a copy.
