National Coalition for Sexual Health
The
National Coalition for Sexual Health aims to improve
sexual health and well-being by encouraging productive and sustained
conversations about sexual health and promoting high quality sexual health information
and health services.
Established in
2012, the Coalition is managed by Partnership for Prevention in cooperation with
the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Center of Excellence for Sexual
Health at Morehouse School of Medicine, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen
and Unplanned Pregnancy, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, and Project
Inform.
The Coalition aims
to make sexual health a common part of our national discourse and promote high
quality sexual health care services.
The
Coalition will bring together organizations and individuals who have a stake in
not just advancing sexual health, but in advancing the overall health of our
nation. Health care providers, consumer and advocacy groups, health
organizations, businesses, media, faith-based organizations, educators, and the
public health community will be invited to participate and to engage in joint
action.
Coalition Documents
To learn more about the coalition's activities, action
groups, and membership policies, please see the attached documents:
Our Goals
Members of the Coalition will work together to achieve the
following goals:
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Promote awareness and acceptance of sexual
health as a core element of overall health and well-being across the lifespan.
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Encourage and normalize open dialogue about
sexual health between partners, parents and children, healthcare providers and
patients, and within communities.
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Empower individuals to protect and enhance their
own personal sexual health and well-being, while respecting the health and
decisions of others.
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Encourage a wide variety of organizations to
embrace positive and effective approaches to sexual health and well-being,
based on the best available science.
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Encourage and enable health care providers and
patients to have conversations about sexual health and to utilize
evidence-based sexual health services.
Additional Information
If you are interested in joining the new National Coalition for
Sexual Health or would like additional information, please contact: Partnership
for Prevention, email at ncsh@prevent.org,
202-375-7805.