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Herpes: Health Care Provider's Guide
Oct 29, 2018This 18-page colour booklet was developed to support health care providers giving herpes diagnoses to patients. It focuses on understanding emotional reactions to a herpes diagnosis and talking to patients about herpes using non-stigmatizing language. It also includes a series of frequently asked questions and suggested answers, as well as herpes supports and counselling resources.
Produced by Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Make Syphistory! Syphilis campaign posters
Oct 29, 2018These posters have been created for the Make Syphistory campaign. The goals of the campaign are to raise health literacy around syphilis and to encourage frequent testing in the target audience (gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men). The posters are formatted for 11 x 17, and can be downloaded and printed for use in your clinic, health centre or other area.









SmartSexResource posters
Oct 29, 2018These posters were developed to increase awareness of SmartSexResource as a provincial resource for people in BC with questions about sexual health. Each poster is formated to be printed on 11" x 17" paper. These posters can be used in clinics, health centres, community centres, schools, etc. to promote SmartSexResource. Copies of these posters can also be ordered from the BC Centre for Disease Control by emailing SmartSexResource.




SmartSexResource STIs at a Glance poster
Oct 29, 2018A larger version of the SmartSexResource STIs at a Glance chart (found in the About STIs section), formatted for printing as an 11" x 17" poster. Print for use in your clinic, office, classroom or to give to patients.

SmartSexResource Testing Reminders posters
Oct 29, 2018These posters were developed to promote the SmartSexResource service through which people can sign-up to receive STI testing and vaccine (hepatitis, HPV) reminders by email and text. Each poster is formated to be printed on 11" x 17" paper. These posters can be used in clinics, health centres, community centres, schools, etc. Printed copies of these posters can also be ordered from the BC Centre for Disease Control by emailing SmartSexResource.


HPV: Health Care Provider's Guide
Oct 14, 2021This booklet was developed to assist health care providers in helping clients understand & normalize HPV, to provide sympathetic & non-judgmental information around HPV infection, vaccination, screening, and treatment, as well as to support clients through HPV-related anxiety. It also includes a series of frequently asked questions and suggested answers, as well as HPV and counselling resources.
