NCFH has developed the Sexual Health Resource Hub (SHRH) to share vital information and resources about sexual and reproductive health, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and more, for agricultural workers and healthcare providers who serve this population. 
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The SHRH provides access to sexual health education resources, such as infographics, handouts, and more developed by NCFH and other national organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), among others. 

What is Sexual Health?

​The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.
The ability of men and women to achieve sexual health and well-being depends on their:      
  • access to comprehensive, good-quality information about sex and sexuality
  • knowledge about the risks they may face and their vulnerability to adverse consequences of unprotected sexual activity
  • ability to access sexual health care
  • living in an environment that affirms and promotes sexual health

NCFH Resources

Promoting Agricultural Workers Healthy Lifestyle through HIV/AIDS Testing, Prevention, and Treatment: A Story About Sexual Health and HIV Among Agricultural Workers. A resource developed by NCFH, promoting ways to stay healthy through testing, prevention, and available treatment options for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and sharing available national and local resources for agricultural workers!  
HIV/AIDS & U. S. Agricultural Workers Fact Sheet: A fact sheet focused on the impact of HIV/AIDS, knowledge, perceptions and interventions, risks factors, and behaviors among Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs).  
Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Agricultural Workers Fact sheet: A fact sheet focused on addressing the need for accessible and current research regarding Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 
 
Promoting Agricultural Workers Healthy Lifestyle through HIV/AIDS Testing, Prevention, and Treatment
This resource comic promotes ways to stay healthy through testing, prevention, and available treatment options for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and sharing available national and local resources for agricultural workers.
STIs and Agricultural Workers: What you need to know? This resource highlights symptoms, treatment, prevention methods, and tips to help agricultural workers have healthy conversations with their partners and health care providers about Sexually Transmitted Infections. Available as a virtual Flyer and Print-ready Trifold, in English and Spanish. 
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Teens Can Say No to Sex. A resource to educate teens and parents about the importance of abstinence as an STI prevention method.

General Sexual Health Resources

Testing
  • HIV Testing 101 (English and Spanish): a resource developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that offers basic information about HIV testing, where to get tested, and how to interpret test results.
  • Screening Recommendations and Considerations: a tool by CDC that includes screening recommendations and considerations by disease and population.
  • Understanding Your HIV Test Results: a guide by the CDC that offers recommendations after a positive or negative test result, communicating health information to partners and how HIV impacts health. 
Prevention
  • STI Testing: Conversation Starters: a webpage from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), sharing recommendations and tips to engage in healthy conversations starters about STIs.
  • Safer Sex Chat Sheet: a resource by the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services that shares conversations starters to have safer chats with sexual partners.
  • HIV Safer Sex 101 for HIV (English and Spanish): a resource by the CDC explaining the types of risks for getting STIs and recommendations to reduce them.
  • How You Can Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases: a webpage from the CDC offering general information about sexually transmitted infections, prevention methods, and getting tested.
  • PrEP 101 (English and Spanish): a resource by the CDC that shares general information about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), how it can protect you, and how to access PrEP medication as an HIV prevention method.
  • PEP 101 (English and Spanish): a resource by the CDC, that shares general information about PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), and recommendations on how to access and use PEP. 
Treatment
  • Just Diagnosed? Next Steps After Testing Positive for Gonorrhea or Chlamydia: a webpage from the CDC, that includes action steps following a positive test result for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
  • HIV Treatment is HIV Prevention (English and Spanish):  a resource by the CDC withtips and recommendations to improve and maintain a healthy life after a positive HIV diagnosis, how to get and keep an undetectable virus load and additional prevention options. 
  • HIV Treatment: a web page from the CDC that shares information about HIV treatment, when to start it, the different types of treatment, and the benefits of taking HIV treatment as prescribed. 
Helplines
  • CDC-INFO: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
    • CDC’s national health information hotline, providing answers to your questions regarding HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, Tuberculosis, or HIV testing sites.
  • HIV info: 1-800-HIV-0440 (1-800-448-0440)
    • A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
  • Clinicians’ Warmline: 1-800-933-3413
    • Provides health care providers with expert clinical advice on preventing and treating HIV.
  • Perinatal HIV Hotline: 1-888-448-8765 
    • Provides clinicians with around-the-clock advice on indications and interpretations of HIV testing in pregnancy, and consultation on antiretroviral use during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period.
  • PrEPline: 1-855-448-7737
    • Provides expert guidance on considerations for providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who don’t have HIV as part of an HIV prevention program.
  • PEPline: 1-888-448-4911 
    • Provides expert guidance in managing health care worker exposures to HIV and hepatitis B and C. Clinicians receive immediate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recommendations.

Sexual Health National Organizations 

For any questions or additional information about sexual health, please email [email protected].