Additional Resources

The following external key resources and organizations have been identified for further information about sexual and reproductive health care for the adolescent and young adult population. These include resources for providers, adolescents/young adults, and families.

These and other resources are also listed within the specific areas of this Web site.

Key Provider Resources (guidelines, presentations, toolkits)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guide to Sexual History Taking (offers sample questions and discussion points using the 5 Ps of sexual health as the framework)

National STD Curriculum (features modules on the prevention, management, and treatment of STDs and offers CME credit)

STD and HIV Screening Recommendations

2015 STD Treatment Guidelines

Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention

Teen-Friendly Reproductive Health Visit Infographic (visually demonstrates the key components of this visit)

Other Resources

Adolescent Health Working Group Sexual Health Toolkit for Providers (created by a San Francisco based group of adolescent health providers and advocates and provides tools for delivering sexual and reproductive health care services. There is an emphasis on health sexuality and health relationships).

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Adolescents in School-Based Health Centers (a policy review by the Guttmacher Institute on providing sexual and reproductive heath care services in school-based health centers)

Physicians for Reproductive Health – PowerPoint presentations and videos on various sexual and reproductive health care topics for individual and group education.

Sexual Health Resource Exchange (The National Coalition for Sexual Health offers a compendium of resources from key health care organizations, including a guide on Chlamydia screening)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)'s Women's Preventive Service Guidelines (developed from an initiative led by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

5 Ps of a Sexual History (provides sample questions to ask for each of the Ps)

Resources for Adolescents, Young Adults, and Families

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Parent Portal (information and resources specifically for parents)

Info Brief for Parents on the Importance of One-on-One Time (offers information for parents on the importance of one-on-one time between adolescents and providers)

Keep It Simple: Linking Teens to Sexual Health Care (The Healthy Teen Network has also created a Facilitator's Guide)

Staying healthy and preventing STDs (specifically for adolescents and young adults)

Find an STI testing site (locates a site in your area)

Parents' Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know (a fact sheet)

Other Resources

Advocates for Youth (partners with adolescents and young adults to advocate for sexual and reproductive health care rights and services)

Bedsider (contraception information for youth)

Healthy Teen Network (supports adolescents in managing their own health care)

Children’s Safety Network on Teen Dating Abuse

Key Medical, Advocacy, and Education Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists