Sexual health: Essential sexual health resources

BEYOND BARBIE: A WORKERS' COMPENDIUM

This book is aimed at youth professionals who deliver sex and relationship education to girls and young women. The areas covered include looking at the rationale behind working with young women in today's sexualised society, and how young women and sexuality are generally portrayed in the media. It includes information about what young women need to know about sex and relationships, a history of working with girls and a list of useful resources.

Price: £19.99; Available from: www.fpa.org.uk or 0845 122 8600

WISE UP!

This series of colourful leaflets is aimed at 14- to 16-year-olds and is designed to encourage young people to seek professional advice and information on sexual health issues. The leaflets emphasise young people's right to confidentiality and raise awareness of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections.

Price: £17.50 for 50 leaflets; Available from: www.brook.org.uk or 020 7284 6040

STI LEAFLETS

Fpa has produced a range of leaflets covering different sexually transmitted infections. Each leaflet includes background information about the infection and a frequently asked questions section. The series includes chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, HIV and where to go for help and advice.

Price: £6 for 50 copies (free in England); Available from: www.fpa.org.uk or 0845 122 8600

SAFER SEX INTERACTIVE LEARNING RESOURCE DVD

Contraception Education has tried to liven up sexual health teaching by producing this DVD. The pack is designed to stimulate discussion about making healthy choices, preventing pregnancy, reliable methods of contraception and how to avoid infection. The DVD features interviews with a gynaecologist, outreach workers and young people.

Price: £39.95; Available from: www.contraceptioneducation.co.uk or 01457 850860

MATERNITY SIMULATION JACKET

Filled with silicone gel and bags containing lead pellets, this maternity simulation jacket is designed to give the wearer a sense of what it is like to carry a child. The jacket can be adjusted to simulate the different stages of pregnancy and is ideal for youth groups that want to show young people the uncomfortable reality of carrying around all that extra weight.

Price: £583 plus VAT; Available from: www.adam-rouilly.co.uk or 01795 471378

TESTICULAR AWARENESS MODEL

With nearly 2,000 new cases of testicular cancer reported each year, the need to teach young men self-examination has become a must. This training model from Adam Rouilly contains a scrotum and testicles embedded with a simulated tumour to help young men spot the warning signs.

Price: £79 plus VAT; Available from: www.adam-rouilly.co.uk or 01795 471378

SAFER SEX KIT

This sexual health starter kit contains a condom and demonstrator, a femidom, dental dam and finger cots and a copy of sexual health education book SEXplained ... 2. It includes information about safer sex and preventing the spread of infection, as well as literature on how to demonstrate the products.

Price: £25; Available from: www.contraceptioneducation.co.uk or 01457 850860

CONTRACEPTION BOARD GAME

This game is designed to raise young people's awareness of sexual health issues by asking players a series of true or false questions as they advance around the board. Players are also posed challenges such as showing the group how to put on a condom using the demonstrator provided.

Price: £39.95; Available from: www.contraceptioneducation.co.uk or 01457 850860.