Don't let being uneasy keep you from engaging patients about sex, sexual health, and sexuality. You can be a vital resource for learning about sexual health, what it takes to have a good sex life, and strategies to prevent, identify, act, and be aware of what causes problems in sexual health.
Sex is part of being human. Love and feelings of closeness play a role in healthy relationships from childhood through old age. Sexual health is as important as physical, mental and spiritual health. Being sexually healthy allows for:
- Having healthy relationships.
- Planning pregnancies.
- Preventing diseases.
Sexual health is a state of well-being in relation to sexuality across the lifespan that involves physical, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions. Sexual health is based on a positive, equitable, and respectful approach to sexuality, relationships, and reproduction, that is free of coercion, fear, discrimination, stigma, shame, and violence.
Building Skills in Sexual Health
The Building Skills in Sexual Health Training Program is a partnership and collaboration between DOH, HCA, Washington Association for Community Health, and MWAETC/UW to increase access to sexual health and prevention services and treatment through provider education, outreach, recruitment, and ongoing competency development resources. Session impact is evaluated annually.
Our purpose is to increase the number of CHC/primary care locations in WA that offer STI services, HIV and viral hepatitis treatment, and improve health care access, experiences for OID’s key populations by supporting and assisting FQHC and primary care clinics with routinizing sexual health care and prevention and becoming sexual health care champions.
Webinar Series October 2024 - June 2025
2024
- October 25, 2024 - 9 AM - 10:30 AM (90 minute session): DoxyPEP, EPT, & Introduction to National PrEP Curriculum
- November 15, 2024 - 9 AM - 10:30 AM (90 minute session): Let's Talk Stigma Bias in Healthcare
- December 1, 2024: No session - World AIDS Day
2025
- January 17, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:30 AM (90 minute session): Engaging & Learning from Patients
- February 21, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:30 AM (90 minute session): Ambulatory Care Pharmacy in your FQHC
- March 21, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:00 AM: On-Demand PrEP in your FQHC
- April 17, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:30 AM (90 minute session): Optimizing Patient Care through CLAS
- May 16, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:00 AM: Bridging Low-Barrier & Primary Care in your FQHC
- June 20, 2025 - 9 AM - 10:00 AM: Jump start RAPID START in your FQHC
Contact: DCHSIDBusiness@doh.wa.gov