Knowing and being educated about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) signs, symptoms, testing options, treatment, and preventing coming in contact with them is important to our sexual health. STDs are transmitted when an individual has been infected with an STD and they pass it through having unprotected squishy or exposing infected body fluids (vaginal secretions, semen)…
Dear Squishy, I woke up this morning and my wife asks me, “When were chonis invented, and why do we have to wear them?” I am hoping you can point my wife in the right direct direction for this answer. Thanks. #squishytalk: Thank you for your question, I did some research and it seems as though this…
Over the past week, I have been through two different strategic planning processes, one with the job that I work at and one with the board of directors that I sit on. As I went through the processes, I started to begin to think about strategic planning for sexual health: goals, outcomes, planning processes. We don’t…
The Squishy Lady, Jennifer Awa, MPH developed ‘Squishy’ curriculum in 2010, while working in San Francisco County Jail. Ms. Awa was a health worker conducting HIV prevention services to inmates and providing health education workshops throughout the jail. This curriculum has evolved over time and continues to be enhanced as more information and research becomes…