Confidentiality Poster

Confidentiality poster

Hang this in exam rooms, clinic hallways, bathrooms, or waiting rooms to let adolescents know about their confidentiality rights.

Clinical STD Quality Improvement Tools

Clinical STD Quality Improvement Tools

Click the resources below to download and edit!

Confidentiality Poster
Hang this in exam rooms to let adolescents know about their confidentiality rights. (click to download an editable version)
Parent/Guardian Letter
Hand this letter out to parents/guardians to let them know what to expect at an adolescent well visit. (click to download an editable version)
Medical Assistant Script for Universal Alone Time
Use this script to train Medical Assistants and/or other clinic staff on how to explain universal alone time. (click to download an editable version)
“Parent-ectomy” Protocol
Use this protocol to train staff on how to escort the parent/guardian to the waiting room for universal alone time with adolescents. (click to download an editable version)
Adolescent Alone Time Policy Letter
Hand this out to adolescents to let them know what to expect during their well check. (click to download an editable version)
Teen Patient Warm Hand-Off Sheet
Use this sheet to do a quick screening with teens before they get to the provider (completed by an MA, intake nurse, etc.). (click to download an editable version)

HEADSSS

Quick Start Guide/Remider Card

Edit this reminder card to reflect your chlamydia screening clinic flow and remind providers about doing a HEADSSS assessment. (click to download an editable version)

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S2 Ep2 Speaking Frankly: Supporting youths’ choice to parent with Dr. Aisha Mays

S2 Ep2 Speaking Frankly: Supporting youths’ choice to parent with Dr. Aisha Mays

Dr. Aisha Mays is a Family Physician who focuses on Adolescent Medicine. She is the Founder and Medical Director of the Dream Youth Clinic of Roots Community Health Center, in Oakland, California — a youth-led, youth-engaged adolescent clinic co-located within Oakland’s two youth shelters.

Dr. Mays’ work centers on adolescent reproductive health, reproductive justice for highly vulnerable youth, and the health risks associated with childhood commercial sexual exploitation. Her research focuses on exploring reproductive justice barriers and supporting sexual health for youth.

On this episode, we talk with Dr. Mays about her important work.

Sex Positivity in Sexual Health

Sex Positivity in Sexual Health

In Dr. Ina Park’s new book, Strange Bedfellows, she helps readers understand the broad impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), while removing the unfair stigma. She speaks with us about the writing process, tackling sex ed with her own kids, and how stigma impacts mental and physical health.

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CDC’s Guide to Sexual History Taking

CDC’s Guide to Sexual History Taking

For a more complete picture of your patient’s health, this guide offers parameters for discussion of sexual health issues. Taking a sexual history allows you to provide high-quality patient care by appropriately assessing and screening individuals for a broad range of sexual health concerns.

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S1 Ep3 Speaking Frankly: Sex ed has come a long way w/Lidia Carlton Pt2

S1 Ep3 Speaking Frankly: Sex ed has come a long way w/Lidia Carlton Pt2

We continue our discussion with Lidia Carlton, Director of Community Education at Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, about the CA Healthy Youth Act and how it’s changing sex ed. She tells us why some parents are pushing back against gender diversity discussions, and why sex ed is a natural place to teach about race and ableism.

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S1 Ep2 Speaking Frankly: Sex ed has come a long way w/Lidia Carlton Pt 1

S1 Ep2 Speaking Frankly: Sex ed has come a long way w/Lidia Carlton Pt 1

We talk with Lidia Carlton, Director of Community Education at Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley. She walks us through the California Healthy Youth Act (AB 329) which mandates more inclusive sex ed in California’s public schools. She sheds light on the nuances of the legislation, talks about why some parents are pushing back against it, and why comprehensive sex ed is a health equity issue.

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