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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Angela Martinez, MA, Latin America Program, Pacific Institute for Women's Health, 3450 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90010, (213) 386-2600, amartinez@piwh.org
Incorporating a comprehensive sexuality module in a formative educational process to discuss emergency contraception has proved to be an effective way of facilitating a participatory learning process in Latin America. This paper will present several interactive techniques that have been used to integrate emergency contraception programs into a sexuality framework by helping participants represent their immediate reality and systematize their existing knowledge. It will also analyze the objectives and outcomes of this learning process including the degree to which participants have been able to redefine and change their private and public power relationships, to question the accepted values in their communities that relate to sexuality, and to understand social, economic, cultural and political influences on sexual and reproductive health.
Sexuality is intrinsically related to our words, behaviors, emotions, practices, and fantasies that are directly involved with our body. At the same time sexuality is also a set of ideas, moral precepts, and meanings that society has constructed around erotic and sexual behavior. It is impossible to distinguish any aspects of our bodies that are free of cultural imprint. Fully developed sexuality is essential for individual, interpersonal, and societal well-being.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participants will be able to
Keywords: Contraception, Sexuality
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.