Condoms, Lube, and Dental Dams Distributed to Oregon Students

At the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority endorsed 2014 annual Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference, held in Seaside Oregon, free condoms, lubricants and buttons were made available to all attendees. Approximately 1/3 of participants were middle and high school students.

(Picture of youth at 2014 ASC Workshop: “The Love Bugs- STIs”;

Presenting the curriculum “Making Proud Choices”; See “McDermott Report/Pono Choices”)

The Steering Committee for this 2014 Adolescent Sexuality Conference: "Building Blocks of Youth Sexual Health" includes:

- Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force

- Oregon Department of Education

- Oregon DHS

- Oregon Health Authority

Here are some of the items made available to students:

(*Buttons, condoms from the April 7 & 8, 2014 Adolescent Sexuality Conference, Seaside Oregon

(*Button, Condoms and lubricants provided at the April 7 & 8, 2014 Adolescent Sexuality Conference, Seaside Oregon)

The workshop titled, “No Glove, No Love: Condomology 411”, included instruction on how to make an economical dental dam from a female condom.

E6 – No Glove, No Love: Condomology 411
Amanda McLaughlin Barreto, MSEd, Christy Alger-Williams

When used consistently and correctly, latex condoms are 98% effective in preventing unintended pregnancy and are the only contraception that helps prevent against STIs. By normalizing healthy decision making, encouraging conversations with parents and partners, practicing negotiation skills, and learning correct steps of condom use, people can learn how to prevent STIs and unintended pregnancies. Learning these comprehensive skills are the building blocks of youth sexual health. Participants will learn about condom history and manufacturing, followed by rotating groups practicing the skills below:

·  Condom line-ups

·  Condom demos (wooden model)

·  Role plays to practice negotiation skills

·  Lubrication information

·  Consumer reports testing

·  Safer Oral Sex practices (ex: dental dams)

Intended Audience: Youth
Main Focus: HIV Prevention/Treatment, Teen Pregnancy

Prevention, Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted

Infection Prevention/Treatment
Level of Information: Introductory
Presentation Techniques: Interactive

If students liked the sample lubes that were made available to them at the conference, they could try some new flavors by visiting the ID Lube website (which is on the product labels).