Information resources on sexual health
Sexual health is identified as one of the key national priorities for action in the White Paper, Choosing Health.
This webpage currently lists useful resources and reports on sexual health, both from Public Health Observatories and other sources.
As part of the series ‘Indications of Public Health in the English Regions’ commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer, a report on Sexual Health has been produced jointly by the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
The report provides the first comprehensive regional comparison of sexual health in England. Over 70 indicators are included on a wide range of topics from abortions, conceptions and births to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, access to family planning clinics, and information about lifestyles and attitudes.
A regional summary for the East Midlands is also available, it outlines the main findings of the report and compares the East Midlands position to that of England across the full set of indicators. Sub-regional data are also available.
For information on Teenage Pregnancy please see the Teenage Pregnancy
Information Resources.
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NICE Guidance. Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Reducing under 18 conceptions. |
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One to one interventions are an important element of modern sexual health services and are part of the strategy to prevent STIs and under 18 conceptions. As such, they should be integral to the routine care provided by both primary care and contraceptive services. The guidance is for NHS and non-NHS professionals who have a direct or indirect role in, or responsibility for, sexual health services. This includes those working In local authorities and the education, community, voluntary and private sectors. |
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Trends and variations in abortion in the East Midlands |
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This report provides an analysis of recent Office of National Statistics data on legal abortions in
the East Midlands. Legal abortions are as defined under the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended by
the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act) and do not include miscarriages or illegal
abortions. |
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EMPHO presentation for LNR 'Choosing Sex' event |
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Powerpoint presentation produced by EMPHO
for LNR 'Choosing Sex' event, covering teenage pregnancy, abortions
and
contraception. |
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Health Education Authority: Sexual health in England: A guide
to national and local surveillance and monitoring data |
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This briefing is a short, critical guide to the local and national
quantitative data that are generally available and can be used when
planning and monitoring sexual health services and health promotion/education
activities. It is not concerned with the important role of qualitative
data in this process. Its intended audience is those working in policy,
planning, commissioning or managing sexual health interventions within
the statutory or voluntary sectors. |
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APHO / SWPHO: Sexual Health in England: an Updated Guide to
National and Local Surveillance and
Monitoring Data |
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This guide produced by SWPHO
aims to complement the Health Education Authority briefing (above)
by:
i) updating and extending details on nationally available quantitative data sets
that are relevant to sexual health
ii) highlighting some innovative examples of local use of data that could be
developed more widely. |
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LHO: Choosing Health: A briefing on sexual health in London |
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The London Health Observatory and the Health Protection
Agency (London) have jointly produced this briefing
on sexual health - the third in the LHO White Paper
series. It aims to highlight current sexual health issues
in the capital, based on available information, and outlines action
areas for London’s health-related partnerships. |
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Choosing Health: summary on Sexual Health |
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Summary of Intelligence on Sexual Health from Government White
paper: Choosing Health. |
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National Chlamydia Screening Programme - Phase 3 Guide |
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The Choosing Health White Paper has a commitment to rollout
a targeted (young people aged under 25) and opportunistic
chlamydia screening programme to all PCTs by March 2007. This guide
has been put together to support and help SHAs and PCTs establish
the programme in local areas. It contains information
and materials that have been developed following experience
with implementing the programme so far and by Phase 1 and 2
programme areas. The information is not prescriptive but aims to
facilitate development of common structures, processes and outputs. |
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A local project has been undertaken in conjunction
with EMPHO, using NATSAL percentages to estimate the number of
sexually active
males and females
aged 15-24 by GP practices / PCT and therefore the number needed
to screen 50% of the sexually active population aged 15-24. The
template and calculations are available here. Click here to download
Excel spreadsheet. |
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