SIECCAN’s latest digital resources are out!
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SIECCAN’s latest digital resources are out!
Picture yourself in the following scenarios…
Interested? Get in touch with [email protected] today.
Interested? Get in touch with [email protected] today.
STIs in Canada: What to know
Check the fact sheet at the link below! ✨
🔗 www.sieccan.org/newcomeryouth
STIs in Canada: What to know
Check the fact sheet at the link below! ✨
🔗 www.sieccan.org/newcomeryouth
Created by the SHAPE Hub and @sieccan.bsky.social, the resource offers a wide range of sexual health materials.
📑 Check it out here: https://www.sieccan.org/shapehub
| #SRH #SRHR
Created by the SHAPE Hub and @sieccan.bsky.social, the resource offers a wide range of sexual health materials.
📑 Check it out here: https://www.sieccan.org/shapehub
| #SRH #SRHR
Myth: Parents don't want their kids learning about sexual orientation and gender identity at schools.
Myth: Parents don't want their kids learning about sexual orientation and gender identity at schools.
Preventable negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, are costing Canada over $13.7 billion every year.
Preventable negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, are costing Canada over $13.7 billion every year.
Myth: Most parents in Canada do not want their kids to get sex ed in schools.
Fact: 85% of parents in SIECCAN’s survey said that sex ed should be taught in schools. Support was high across Canada.
Myth: Most parents in Canada do not want their kids to get sex ed in schools.
Fact: 85% of parents in SIECCAN’s survey said that sex ed should be taught in schools. Support was high across Canada.
Let's talk side effects and birth control!
They exist and they vary, with some examples being headaches, nausea, mood changes, to name a few.
Let's talk side effects and birth control!
They exist and they vary, with some examples being headaches, nausea, mood changes, to name a few.
Just because condoms are highly effective, doesn’t mean they are 100% effective. It is important to know the numbers!
Just because condoms are highly effective, doesn’t mean they are 100% effective. It is important to know the numbers!
The morning-after pill (or emergency contraception) is NOT the same as an abortion.
The morning-after pill (or emergency contraception) is NOT the same as an abortion.
Myth: Birth control (contraception) causes infertility.
Fact: While everybody's experience is unique, around 83% of women become pregnant within the first year of stopping birth control!
Myth: Birth control (contraception) causes infertility.
Fact: While everybody's experience is unique, around 83% of women become pregnant within the first year of stopping birth control!
#InTheKnowThursdays for August are here - and this one has info on a commonly used method of birth control: Birth control pill (or "the pill")!
#InTheKnowThursdays for August are here - and this one has info on a commonly used method of birth control: Birth control pill (or "the pill")!
Fact-checking can be hard sometimes!
However, here are 2 easy tips for you to start with:
1️⃣ Compare the info to expert consensus.
2️⃣ Check if there’s a source - or run it through a fact-checker.
Source: APA (2023) – Health Misinformation Report
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
Fact-checking can be hard sometimes!
However, here are 2 easy tips for you to start with:
1️⃣ Compare the info to expert consensus.
2️⃣ Check if there’s a source - or run it through a fact-checker.
Source: APA (2023) – Health Misinformation Report
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
A common myth is that fact-checking is easy.
Fact: Data from Statistics Canada indicates that almost 25% of Canadians find it hard, or don't know how, to fact-check.
A common myth is that fact-checking is easy.
Fact: Data from Statistics Canada indicates that almost 25% of Canadians find it hard, or don't know how, to fact-check.
WHILE looking for accurate information online... it might not always be clear you are looking at misinformation...
However, there are CLUES to look for!
WHILE looking for accurate information online... it might not always be clear you are looking at misinformation...
However, there are CLUES to look for!
Ever heard the phrase "Misinformation is not that big of a deal", or something similar?
If so, you are not alone and this is a myth we want to address! Not only is this innacurate, but it ALSO does not reflect what a big majority of Canadians think!
Ever heard the phrase "Misinformation is not that big of a deal", or something similar?
If so, you are not alone and this is a myth we want to address! Not only is this innacurate, but it ALSO does not reflect what a big majority of Canadians think!
As part of our #InTheKnowThursdays, we are sharing a useful strategy to help mitigate the negative effects of misinformation. It is called Prebunking. 📚
Prebunking involves showing false information and explaining why it is false.
As part of our #InTheKnowThursdays, we are sharing a useful strategy to help mitigate the negative effects of misinformation. It is called Prebunking. 📚
Prebunking involves showing false information and explaining why it is false.
With all the information that is readily available on the Internet, it's becoming harder to spot misinformation... In the thread below is a common myth about misinformation, and the reality for Canadians.
With all the information that is readily available on the Internet, it's becoming harder to spot misinformation... In the thread below is a common myth about misinformation, and the reality for Canadians.
There's A LOT of sexual health info online—but not all of it is trustworthy. So what does ACCURATE info actually look like?
There's A LOT of sexual health info online—but not all of it is trustworthy. So what does ACCURATE info actually look like?
Let's correct this misconception once and for all...
Teaching sexual health isn’t about encouraging sexual activity it’s about giving youth the tools to building understanding, safety, and mutual self-respect.
Let's correct this misconception once and for all...
Teaching sexual health isn’t about encouraging sexual activity it’s about giving youth the tools to building understanding, safety, and mutual self-respect.
Wondering if something you saw about sexual health is trustworthy? Start with a few key questions ✨:
Where did this come from?
Is it in line with what trusted health educators and professionals agree on?
Is it just a bold claim with no source or evidence?
THREAD
Wondering if something you saw about sexual health is trustworthy? Start with a few key questions ✨:
Where did this come from?
Is it in line with what trusted health educators and professionals agree on?
Is it just a bold claim with no source or evidence?
THREAD