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HIV and Pregnancy

WEBHIV is different now. With proper treatment and care, people living with HIV can live long and healthy lives. Women living with HIV can also have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. With care and treatment, the risk of transmission of HIV can be reduced to less than 1%. Women living with HIV who do not receive treatment have a 15% to 40% chance of …

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Sexual Health Education

WEBSexual health education is a broadly based, community-support activity that requires full participation of the educational, medical, public health, social welfare, and legal systems in our society. It involves the individual’s personal, family, religious, and social values in understanding and making decisions about sexual behaviour and implementing those …

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Injury Prevention

WEBInjuries are the leading cause of hospitalization and death for Canadian children and youth between the ages of 1 and 19 years. Every 4 ½ days a child or youth in Saskatchewan dies and 38 are hospitalized due to an injury. The costs associated with injuries are enormous, not only in direct dollar costs, but more importantly in the loss of human life and …

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Youth Engagement

WEBYouth engagement is an approach to working with youth that promotes behavioural, cognitive, and emotional engagement, with the goal of improving youth’s overall well-being and participation in health-promoting behaviours. Youth engagement can be defined as the meaningful participation and sustained involvement of a young person in an activity

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Guidance on Alcohol and Health

WEB0 drinks per week – Not drinking has benefits, such as better health, and better sleep.; 2 standard drinks or less per week – You are likely to avoid alcohol-related consequences for yourself or others at this level.; 3 – 6 standard drinks per week – Your risk of developing several types of cancer, including breast and colon cancer, increases at this level.

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FASD: Let’s Change the Conversation

WEBFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe impacts on the brain and body of individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol. FASD is a lifelong disability. Individuals with FASD will experience some degree of challenges in their daily living, and need support with motor skills, physical health, learning, memory

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My Saskatchewan Pregnancy

WEBMy Saskatchewan Pregnancy is an app for pregnant women. It includes information that is especially helpful to pregnant women living in Saskatchewan. Information in this app is evidence-based, which means that it is supported by research. All of the content has been reviewed by a diverse group of healthcare professionals working throughout …

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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

WEBThe Saskatchewan Prevention Institute works in areas of reproductive health that are of particular importance to the health of Saskatchewan’s population. Rates of adolescent pregnancy and STIs in Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada. Adolescent pregnancy is associated with poorer outcomes for the mom and the baby.

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