Sexual Health Conference – Resource Development and Sexual Health in Inuit Communities: Call For Abstracts

Sexual Health is Everyone’s Responsibility
Sexual Health Conference – Resource Development and Sexual Health in Inuit Communities

February 12, 13 and 14,
2008 Inuvik, NT

We invite workshop presenters to share their knowledge, skills and experience in supporting the cultural strengths of Inuit and exploring the vast resources of Industry partners in the following areas:

1. Research
2. Mental Health Issues related to Sexual Health
3. Prevention of STIs (Including HIV/AIDS and Hep C) approaches/best practices
4. Stigma/legal and human rights issues
5. Sexuality and gender issues and the workplace
6. Treatment, care and support of HIV/AIDS and other STIs
7. Resource extraction & development impacts on Sexual Health and mitigation strategies
8. Youth Empowerment
9. Culture in the face of economic prosperity
10. Social Determinants that impact Inuit Sexual HealthThe goals of the conference are:

• To provide a forum where Inuit front-line health workers and Industry stakeholders can effectively communicate health promotion needs in a manner that is beneficial to Inuit communities
• To increase understanding among front-line health workers and other stakeholders in Inuit communities of the impacts of resource development industry on Inuit Sexual Health
• To provide successful models for Community and Industry Partnership in health promotion in general and Sexual Health promotion in particular
• To provide an opportunity for front-line workers to share successes and other experiences related to Sexual Health promotion in their communities
• To offer successful models for providing Sexual Health education within Inuit communities through integration of cultural and traditional practices, among others
• To facilitate workshops to increase capacity of community members and frontline health workers for community mobilization and delivery of Sexual Health information in their families and/or communities
• To reduce the isolation felt by front-line health workers in Inuit communities and offer skills-building opportunities in Sexual Health promotion

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