Engagement

CFSH provides the following Public Engagement resources to help build relationships and strategies to increase the collaboration among citizens, organizations and government on issues related to sexuality and reproductive health. Please contact us if there are resources you would like us to include on this page.

Sexual Diversity

How to Form a Gay Straight Alliance (CFSH). How do I start a Gay Straight Alliance in my school?

Sexual Diversity Toolkit (IPPF/WHR). This toolkit includes an index to assess agency readiness to work with sexually diverse populations.

Canadian Teachers' Federation Publications on Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans-Identified and Two-Spirited Issues

Canadian Teachers' Federation links to members addressing Sexual Diversity in schools.

Integrating HIV into Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

Toward Greater Integration of HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Rights (ACPD 2005). Reports on policy dialogue that generated discussion and awareness about HIV/SRH integration among key stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental sectors in Canada and internationally.

Integrating HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services into Reproductive Health Settings (IPPF 2004). Stepwise guidelines for programme planners, managers and service providers.

STI/HIV Integration Checklist (IPPF/WHR 2002). A user-friendly evaluation instrument for evaluating the degree of STI/HIV integration and monitoring progress towards achieving integration.

Counselling for STI/HIV prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Health Settings (IPPF 2002). for counsellors, health workers, educators and all those working in STI/HIV/AIDS.

Policy Engagement

Connecting and Collaborating to Develop Policy Capacity (CFSH/PPFC 2005). This document helps national voluntary organizations working in health to develop and strengthen their policy capacity.