The current focus on access to abortion we are seeing in the media, in response to disturbing news from the United States, has many people questioning what the reality is here in Canada regarding seeking medical services for our sexual health, including abortion. As we near a federal election this year, and hear our […]
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SHNS Sexual & Mental Health Library Launch!
Today Sexual Health NS is launching our exciting new project here on our website, the Sexual & Mental Health Library! SHNS, and its network of sexual health centres across the province, have come together to create this online library of resources that address the complex intersections of sexual health and mental health. Our goal is […]
SHNS Recommended Reads List for 2019
Here it is folks, to mark Sexual and Reproductive Health Week Feb.11-15 we are sharing our Recommended Reads List for the year! Including a special section on sexual health at all ages, the theme of this year’s SRH week. Happy reading! 50 Recommended Reads 2019
SHNS wins 2018 Bentley Award!
PRESS RELEASE – from Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights Sexual Health Nova Scotia Wins Prize for their innovative program on sexuality and intellectual disability 4 Dec 2018, Nova Scotia – The program Doing It Better, developed by Sexual Health Nova Scotia, gives service providers the tools to better support people living with intellectual […]
Our new mailing address!
We’ve changed our mailing address to: Sexual Health Nova Scotia PO Box 661 Amherst, NS B4H 4B8
New Provincial Coordinator takes over at Sexual Health Nova Scotia
Sexual Health Nova Scotia (SHNS) has hired a new Provincial Coordinator to oversee the collaboration among six of the province’s sexual health centres. Leigh Heide joined the organization on July 9 and will assume all duties as Provincial Coordinator over the coming weeks. In their new role, Mx. Heide will be responsible for coordinating a […]
New pan-Canadian framework aims to fight the spread of STBBIs
Sexual Health Nova Scotia (SHNS) is celebrating the recent announcement of a new federal strategy to reduce the impact of sexually transmitted diseases. The Pan-Canadian Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection Framework for Action was approved at a meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial health ministers on June 29. It lays out national goals for reducing […]
Our new phone number: 902-492-6900
We’ve changed our phone number! The SHNS Provincial Coordinator can now be reached at (902) 492-6900. Please Note: This phone number is NOT a helpline.