Introduction

In this webquest you will prepare a poster, web page or insert/ad for your school handbook/newsletter that tells young people how and where to find sexual health information. You are also asked to communicate, through your design and information, the benefits of using that source as well as potential barriers. We also want you to emphasize the type of information that young people are looking for so that students in your school are more likely to look at the poster, web pages or insert/ad. The artistic challenge is to put all this information into a simple, attractive poster, web page or one-page insert/ad.

Task 

In this webquest, you can choose to prepare a poster that will can be displayed in your school OR a web page that can be added to your school web site OR a one page insert that can be added to your school’s Student Handbook or Student Agenda. Just think, you may help someone get the information they really need.

Process

Don't forget to take notes on your webquest actitivities in your Personal Health Journal.

1. Let’s start with where you like to get your information. Have the members of your group answer the question about main sources of sexual health information.   (This question is being asked on a national survey of Canadian young people.) (* When the results of the Canadian survey are published, we will use them in this web quest.)
   
   Compare the answers within your team and then review the results of the Durex Global Sex Survey on where people like to get their sexual health information. This will give you an indication of the relative importance and size that you assign to these sources.  (Click on the Sexual Health Survey 2001 (right margin) and locate the results to the question on “preferred source of sex education”)
    

2. Next, learn about what information other young people are looking for by reading a summary report of “Focus Groups” with students about sex ed classes and health services. List the issues that young people want to know more about based on that study. Add things that your group thinks should be available to young people. Try to be as specific as possible.
    

3. Learn about the various sources of information on sexual health that are available to young people by reading these online reports and documents:

•  Talking with your parents about Sex

•  Talking with Your Doctor

•  Tips for Visiting a Health Clinic

4. Summarize your findings and key messages about each of these sources of information in a chart.
    

5. Collect the following contact information for your local poster, web page or insert/ad and submit to your teacher:

• Locate the nearest clinic or best telephone number from these sources:
  A list of available clinics  prepared by SOGC
  Health Canada’s list of provincial telephone numbers

• Use your local telephone book to locate other telephone numbers and addresses.

• Meet with the nurse in your school, or visit the local health clinic to acquire the relevant telephone numbers, addresses and even the names of the staff that normally work with young people.