Happy January One and All??
It's well-known that January is the most depressing month of all...no money, excess (Christmas) weight, cold, rain and sometimes snow all add up to make people miserable. Have a look here at Bish Training’s take on making ourselves feel better - feeling rubbish is not an option; why do we always put downers on ourselves? Is it body image? Or just self modesty? Have a look here at a survey Channel 4 are doing in partnership with the Centre for Appearance Research, if people have been answering honestly, the results show a pretty dim view of people's opinions of themselves... Channel 4's program "Beauty and the Beast: the Ugly Face of Prejudice" will hopefully shed some light on it. Have a watch, and let us know what you guys thought, via the channels mentioned below. Also, let us know how important you think body image is...beauty is only skin deep, right?
"The Joy of Teen Sex" also on Channel 4, aired its first show last Wednesday, to the horror of many sex educators, who thought it was over sensationalist...but what did young people think of it? No-one has yet got back to us on this one...in the meantime have a look at Dr. Petra's blog on the subject...we would love to hear from you (whether you are an educator, clinician or a young person - aged between 16 & 25 - C4's target audience) via our usual pages (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, or our website), or you can comment below!
We were in 3 colleges last week, West Suffolk, University Campus Suffolk & Suffolk One, and we had an amazing response! Thanks to everyone that came to see us, and for those of you who did a chlamydia test, we hope you enjoy your incentives. Suffolk One, as it is a new college, hadn't been visited before, and as you'll see from our photos on Facebook, our presence created a flurry of interest! For those of you that are due a test (if you're aged between 16 & 24, haven't had a test within the past year, or have changed partners since your last test), please note that we will be at Suffolk New College on Wednesday, and after that we'll be all over the county at schools, colleges, universities, sports clubs and community events - tell us where you'd like to see us...we'd really appreciate your feedback; if there are any areas of the county or any particular groups we're not reaching, let us know. If you think you should be tested, but haven't been visit www.amiclear.com to get one posted to you; or if you're out of the target age range visit your local Sexual Health clinics (for info visit our website). We'll also be at Cineworld in Ipswich on Wednesday evening and Haverhill on Friday evening (info only - no testing will be taking place).
We'll be at Suffolk Youth Parliament on Friday - again any feedback that any attendees have about Sexual Health services and awareness in Suffolk will be great to hear!
Last but not least - we liked this video - it's from the FPA in Ireland, regarding the millennium development goals, and how a lack of access to Reproductive Health facilities (contraception etc.) can actually kill people in developing countries...
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