Maddie Brown, GSA, Vandal Health Education
This Feb. 4 through Feb. 8, Vandal Health Education, in partnership with other campus departments and organizations, is promoting Safe is Sexy Week, a time dedicated to sexual responsibility with a focus on healthy relationships, consent and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancy.
Safe is Sexy Week hosts a number of tabling events, workshops, and activities to provide resources and enhance student knowledge of sexual responsibility.
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Happening Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7pm in the Ag Sci Auditorium, Sex in the Dark is a unique opportunity for students to anonymously text in questions related to any sexual health topic, and a panel of experts answers their questions. The lights are dimmed and glow sticks are provided.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is hosting a student listening session on Wednesday, February 6thfrom 5:30-6:30pm to obtain feedback about student access and barriers to STI testing and treatment. All anonymous feedback will be used to enhance statewide STI and HIV prevention initiatives. The session will take place in the Commons Panorama Room and a free Qdoba taco bar is provided!
The Student Success Program is hosting a Healthy Relationships: Desires and Deal-breakers workshop in collaboration with Vandal Health Education and Violence Prevention Programs. This event is focused on self-love, qualities of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and red flags. Happening Thursday in the Wallace Basement at 7 pm.
Generation Action, a Planned Parenthood organization that organizes campus events to educate and raise public awareness about reproductive health and rights, is hosting Free Condom Friday in the Commons. Stop by their table to access safer sex supplies for free on Feb. 8 – and every Friday for the rest of the semester!
Also happening Friday of Safe is Sexy Week is the Women’s Center’s Friday Crafternoons program. Make Self-Love Kits, including heart-shaped soap, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 pm, with snacks and supplies provided. All are welcome.
A Green Dot training session is offered by the Violence Prevention Programs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. onFeb. 9. This program is a bystander intervention program that gives participants the tools and resources to measurably reduce interpersonal violence in their community. To register or learn about other training dates, e-mail [email protected].
Happening throughout Safe is Sexy Week are tabling and health hut activities. Stop by Vandal Health Education’s table to learn about STI prevention Tuesday and Wednesday in the Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and grab some safer sex supplies. On Thursday, Violence Prevention is tabling in the Commons from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to promote consent and violence prevention.
Free safer sex supplies are continually offered in four discrete locations on campus for students to access, no questions asked. Condoms can be accessed in the SRC Well Space, Wallace Basement, LLC 24-hour Help Desk restrooms, and the Women’s Center. Additionally, the Well Space offers a variety of supplies, including non-latex condoms, dental dams, internal condoms and lube.
Resident Assistants, Greek houses, or any living group on campus is encouraged to order free safer sex supplies from Vandal Health Education at uidaho.edu/sexualhealth. Each order includes 50 external, latex, lubricated condoms and 50 lubricant packets. Specialty items can be added at no cost, including non-latex condoms, dental dams, internal condoms, and non-lubricated latex condoms. Orders can be picked up at the Well Space or delivered.
Whether you’re having sex or not, Safe is Sexy Week is a unique opportunity for students to learn about topics ranging from STI prevention to healthy relationships. Stop by any event or workshop to enhance your knowledge of sexual responsibility by learning more about yourself and the resources available for you.
Maddie Brown can be reached at [email protected]