For Providers
The NCSH tools to help healthcare providers educate patients.
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Mpox Vaccine: Promotion Materials Toolkit
- The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) has developed a series of digital and print materials, with messages in both English and Spanish, for health departments and community-based organizations to promote uptake of the mpox vaccine. These evidence-based materials were guided by a needs assessment, a professional advisory group, and pre-testing with the intended public audiences.Read More
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Clinician Guide for Trauma-Informed Care
- Download as a PDF
- This practical roadmap helps clinical providers perform trauma-informed physical examinations in sexual and reproductive health settings.Read More
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Inclusive Sexual Health Services: Practical Guidelines for Providers & Clinics
- Download as a PDF
- This guide can help health care providers and clinical staff cultivate a clinical environment that delivers inclusive, patient-centered, and accessible sexual health services.Read More
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A New Approach to Sexual History Taking: A Video Series
- In this video series, hear firsthand from six diverse providers who are making sexual health a part of their daily, clinical practice.Read More
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Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider’s Guide
- Download as a PDF
- This guide can help healthcare providers better integrate sexual health conversations and recommended preventive services into routine visits with adolescents and adults. Read More
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Sexual Health Questions to Ask All Patients
- Download as a PDF
- This tool includes sexual health and wellness questions to ask as part of the overall medical history. These inclusive and comprehensive questions will help providers better understand their patient’s sexual health, determine frequency of STI/HIV screenings, vaccinations and/or medications, and guide counseling.
You can also find this guide in Spanish, here.
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Sexual Health and Your Patients: Pocket Cards
- Download as a PDF
- These three quick-reference pocket cards allow healthcare providers to access essential sexual health questions and preventive service recommendations in a clear and concise format.Read More
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Compendium of Sexual & Reproductive Health Resources for Healthcare Providers
- Download as a PDF
- This compendium was created to help primary care providers and others improve their clinical skills in this area by compiling existing resources on sexual and reproductive health topics across the lifespan. Practical, high quality resources found in this compendium include the following:
- Webinars, videos, and other online trainings, many of which grant continuing education units
- Toolkits and implementation guides
- Skill-building tools, such as checklists, screeners, and self-assessments
- Curricula and more
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Take Charge of Your Sexual Health: What you need to know about preventive services
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- This guide, intended for your patients, outlines the preventive sexual health care services (screenings, vaccines, and counseling) that are recommended for adolescents and adults of all ages.Read More
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Talking with the Public about Sexual Health: Message Frameworks
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- Looking to improve communications around sexual health with your patients? Check out “Talking with the Public about Sexual Health: Message Frameworks” to help start the conversation in your practice. These frameworks includes overall messages, benefits, and action steps to good sexual health.
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