Why understanding sexual health may be important to a community

Why understanding sexual health may be important to a community

Helping Communities Grow, LLC is a national agency that has received accolades at local and national levels. The agency has a reputation for community engagement and providing innovative services for clientele of all demographics. Recently within the community, medical professionals have noted an increase in teen pregnancies and STDs in your local jurisdiction. You are charged with developing a proposal that assists with programming to begin to address these two important issues.

Sexual health involves a state of physical, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Sexual health, by requirement, involves a positive, prosocial, 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.

Think of the reputation of the agency and the problem of increased teen pregnancies and HIV infections in your community. In a three-page, double-spaced paper, provide the following:

Describe why understanding sexual health may be important to a community.

The social issue of teen pregnancies and the medical concern of increased sexual infections involves a complex approach towards beginning to come to a resolution to these problems. Explain how different fields, or disciplines, that contribute to the field of Human Services can assist with addressing the issues of teen pregnancy and STDs so that these issues do not get worse.