SEX EDUCATION

 What is sex education?



Thanks to sexual education, people obtain the necessary information and skills to make healthy decisions about their sexuality and reproductive health. Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive sex education, reaching 1.2 million people a year.


Facts about comprehensive sex education.

Sex education is a high-quality teaching and learning process about a wide variety of topics related to sexuality and reproductive health, where  values ​​and beliefs related to these topics are explored. At the same time, sexuality education helps people obtain the necessary tools to manage their relationship with themselves, their partners, communities, and with their own sexual health.


Planned Parenthood believes that parents and caregivers have an essential and central role in their children's sexuality education . In this link you can find some resources for parents .


Comprehensive sexuality education refers to educational programs that range from preschool to grade 12, covering a wide variety of topics related to:


Human development (including puberty, anatomy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).

Relationships (including with oneself, family, friends, love relationships, and with health service providers).

Personal skills (including communication, negotiation, decision making, and learning about limits and how to set them).

Sexual behavior (including all the ways people choose - or not - to be sexual).

Sexual health (including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), contraceptives, pregnancy and abortion).

Society and culture (including media literacy, shame and stigma, and how power, identity and oppression impact sexual well-being and reproductive freedom).

There are several important resources to guide the implementation of sex education. These include:


The Future of Sex Education Initiative (FoSE) seeks to create a national dialogue about the future of sex education and promote the institutionalization of education  comprehensive sexual education in public schools. They pioneered the development of the National Sexuality Education Standards  , the National Teacher Preparation Standards  , and many other tools and materials to strengthen the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education and professional development.

The SIECUS Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (   website available in English), which were developed by a special task force made up of experts in the fields of adolescent development, the health services and education for adolescents. These guidelines provide a general framework with the key concepts, themes and messages that all comprehensive sexuality education programs should ideally include.


What is Planned Parenthood's role in sex education?

Planned Parenthood's education team reaches 1.2 million people each year. 64% of these people are young people in primary and secondary school.


Planned Parenthood sex education departments offer a wide range of programs including:


Evidence-informed, evidence-based sex education programs that are proven to work.


Peer sex education programs.


Promotorxs programs and other sexual education, community or culturally relevant programs.


Sex education programs for parents/families.


LGBTQ-focused programs for LGBTQ youth and their parents, guardians, or caregivers.


Training of professionals, including educators and staff from schools, community organizations and religious leaders.


Outreach programs and one-session workshops.


Resources for sex education.

The best resource for sex education is the nearest Planned Parenthood sex education department!


Also, there are many other resources available to inform and guide sexuality education policies and programs:


Advocates for Youth


Advocates for Youth works in partnership with youth leaders, allied adults, and youth organizations to advocate for public policy and support programs that recognize the right of youth to honest sexual health information and services. accessible, confidential and affordable sexual health services.


Answer:

Answer (sitio web disponible en inglés) brinda formaciones de alta calidad a maestrxs y otrxs profesionales que trabajan con jóvenes.


ETR Associates


ETR (sitio web disponible en inglés) ofrece productos y programas educativos y de salud basados en la ciencia, para profesionales de la salud, educadorxs, entre otros, en los Estados Unidos.


The Guttmacher Institute


El Guttmacher Institute (sitio web disponible en inglés) es una organización líder en investigación y políticas, comprometida con promover los derechos y la salud sexual y reproductiva en Estados Unidos y globalmente, a través de investigaciones de alta calidad, abogacía basada en evidencia y comunicación estratégica.


Future of Sex Education


La iniciativa Future of Sex Education Initiative (FoSE) -sitio web disponible en inglés-, fue lanzada como una colaboración entre Advocates for Youth, Answer y el Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), para crear un diálogo a nivel nacional sobre el futuro de la educación sexual y promover la educación sexual integral en las escuelas públicas.


Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network 


Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (GLSEN) -sitio web disponible en inglés- trabaja para asegurarse que cada estudiante en cada escuela sea valoradx y tratadx con respeto, sin importar su orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género.


Power to Decide


La misión de Power to Decide (sitio web disponible en inglés) es garantizar que todos lxs jóvenes, sin importar quiénes son, dónde viven o cuál es su situación económica, tengan el poder de decidir si, cuándo y en qué circunstancias quedar embarazadxs y tener hijxs. Esto lo hacen aumentando la información, el acceso y las oportunidades.


Sex Education Collaborative 


Sex Education Collaborative (SEC) -sitio web disponible en inglés- promueve y amplía la educación sexual en las escuelas desde preescolar hasta el grado 12 en los Estados Unidos, aprovechando su liderazgo colectivo, redes y recursos, y también a través de su centro de capacitación para profesionales dedicados a la atención a jóvenes.


SIECUS


SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change (sitio web disponible en inglés) lucha por el derecho de todas las personas a recibir información precisa, educación sexual integral y toda la gama de servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva.

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