What’s happening Monday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record
What’s happening Monday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record |
- What’s happening Monday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record
- How College Students Can Have Safer Sex This Semester - Rewire.News
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing Market 2020-2026 : ROCHE HOLDINGS AG, BIOMERIEUX, HOLOGIC INC - Red & Black Student Newspaper
| What’s happening Monday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:08 AM PDT  Editor's note: Many events are canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend contacting the event host before attending to check. MondayCommunityChico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pedestrian gate open daily. Main gate closed. One-mile self-guiding nature trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. Keep dogs leashed. No water, one restroom. 2741 Cramer Lane. Search online for more information: Mendocino National Forest, Chico Seed Orchard. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways. Exhibits, self-guided nature trail, fishing, hunting; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals. Gray Lodge Auto Tour Loop near parking lot 14 closed until October. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500. Faith Lutheran Church: 1 p.m. COVID-19 Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail.com. Online choir for those experiencing Parkinson's Disease: 1-2:30 p.m. No singing experience necessary to join this free online choir for people with Parkinson's Disease. Sessions conducted by board certified music therapists Erin Haley and Pam Sacha. Contact Pam, pamsachs1@gmail.com, for more information and to join online. Museum of Northern California Art (monca): Virtual tours of current exhibit, "The Changing Landscape." Curated exhibit of work from monca's permanent collection and from local artists. Exhibits many complex ways the current global "landscape" is being altered because of COVID-19, racial tensions and identity issues. Works give insight into our consciousness and are meant to evoke introspective dialogue. On line through September 13. www.monca.org. 487-7272. Vitalant Blood Drive: 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. blood donation, 6:45 a.m.-1 p.m. platelet donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm today's hours. Health, emotional supportCatalyst Domestic Violence Services: To talk to a crisis counselor, call the 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-895-8476. Temporary restraining order help for victims of domestic violence is available for free. Call from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, individual counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org. Al-Anon and Alateen: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday Night Study AFG. East Avenue Church, 1184 East Avenue. 342-5756. Weekly. (Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation. zoomus. zoom.us. 342-5756. northerncaliforniaal-anon.org. Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center and Med Clinic: All meetings conducted via Zoom. 10, a..m. 12-Step; 11 a.m. Why Not Try?; Noon Grief & Loss; 1 p.m. Wellness videos; 2 p.m. Processing Group; 3 p.m. Music Group. Dial in at 408-638-0968. The password is 8793311. Meeting ID: 441-359-7014. Must be 18 or older to join. Monday through Friday. Call the Center, 879-3311, to arrange time to talk to a Peer Assistant (11 a.m.-2 p.m.) by phone or Video Chat via Zoom with meeting ID: 482-729-8075, Password 8793311. Connect with a Peer Assistant through the Virtual Peer Listening Room open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily. For more information, call Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974; email iversen@nvcss.org or visit online at nvcss.org/programs/iversen. 492 Rio Lindo Ave. Weekly. Trans* & Queer People of Color (T*QPOC): 6-8 p.m. Discussion group for people to come together and offer support through Stonewall Alliance. For more information and to join via Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. First and third Mondays. SOFA Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m. Peer support, information, socializing for significant others, friends and allies of transgender individuals. Safe space to explore thoughts, feelings, ask questions, talk about issues relevant to the sexual and gender minority community. Stonewall Alliance. For more information and to join via Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. First, third Mondays. Stay-At-Home Movie Night: 6 p.m. Through Stonewall Alliance. The feature is a surprise. For more information and to join via Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. First Monday. HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. 358 E. Sixth St. Donations accepted. For more information, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. Northern Valley Talk Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Provides non-crisis peer to peer telephone service to the community seven days a week. Toll free number is 855-582-5554. Works in partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency. Narcotics Anonymous: Chico: Noon, NA, ZOOM ID: 765 517 9374. Password: Gbana2020. Phone: 1(669) 900-9128 + 765 517 9374#. Chico. 6 p.m. Free to be Me LGBT ZOOM ID: 208 907 6618. Password: gbana. Call-in information unknown. Paradise: 7 p.m. Monday Night Speaker. ZOOM ID: 728 110 215. Password: gbana. Call in: 1(669) 900-6833 + 728110215#. HIV and HEP C/STD testing: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. By appointment; fees by eligibility. Butte County Public Health Department: Chico, 695 Oleander Ave. 879-3665; Oroville, 78 Table Mountain Blvd. 538-7341. Weekly. Alcoholics Anonymous: Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties is holding meetings on Zoom temporarily. Visit aabutte-glenn.org/ or call 530-342-5756 for more information. Recovery International: 4 p.m. Support group focuses on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders; stress, tension, anxiety, panic, mood disorders, fatigue, anger. Chico. recoveryinternational.org. 342-6087. Weekly. Call for meeting place. Submit calendar listings, corrections or updates by email calendar@chicoer.com, fax 342-3617 or mail Enterprise-Record, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA, 95927.  |
| How College Students Can Have Safer Sex This Semester - Rewire.News Posted: 21 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT 
Over half of colleges and universities across the country are planning on fully remote or hybrid semesters this school year, leaving students who rely on their school's free or low-cost sexual health services in a temporary health desert. Even at schools that plan to reopen for on-campus instruction, their health centers may be closed or operating at reduced capacity. During a normal year, sexuality is one of the major health realms that get attention in higher ed (at least from campus wellness departments). But as a result of pandemic-induced budget cuts, many institutions have laid off or furloughed employees, straining already small health and wellness departments. Meanwhile, the burden of planning for COVID-19 safety may have fallen to health promotion staff, leaving them with little capacity for other health promotion work. Attention is rightly focused on COVID-19, but sexual health is an essential part of that strategy. Sex. Abortion. Parenthood. Power.The latest news, delivered straight to your inbox. COVID-19 has been found in fecal matter, which means anal play (especially analingus) is considered risky for COVID-19 transmission. Some recent studies have shown that the virus may also be present in semen, which raises further questions about whether it can be sexually transmitted. And, of course, sex generally involves heavy breathing, close contact, and saliva—all of which make transmission of COVID-19 easier. Any type of partnered sex during the pandemic is risky. But while encouraging students to engage in solo sex rather than partnered sex is great, know that students are still going to be having partnered sex—and not just with longtime partners. No level of social distancing guidelines or disciplinary measures will keep students from having sex—that isn't realistic. So instead of going the abstinence-until-the-pandemic-is-over route, here are four practical ways educators can support student sexual health. Stock up on barrier methods If campus is reopening and you're preparing for how you'll distribute masks and hand sanitizer to your students, make barrier methods widely available, too. Most college campuses usually have some number of free condoms (and, on occasion, dental dams) available to students. Stockpile a larger supply than you usually do and consider it a form of personal protective equipment. If your health center is closed or operating at reduced capacity, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing may be more difficult to access. By making barrier methods more widely available, you're helping to slow the transmission of STIs, too. Student leaders can apply for Advocates for Youth's Condom Collective, and if accepted, they'll be sent 500 condoms to distribute on campus. Staff members can purchase discounted external condoms, dental dams, and other sexual health products by signing up for a nonprofit account with a company like Global Protection Corp. (the maker of ONE Condoms). Students and staff alike can also reach out to their local health department, HIV and AIDS advocacy organization, or Planned Parenthood affiliate for barrier methods. If you typically make barrier methods available by leaving them in communal bowls so students can anonymously grab them, you'll need to reconsider your methods. Some campuses offer free barrier method delivery to students' mailboxes—check out CHOICE at Vassar for some inspiration. Use programs strategically (and don't be afraid to experiment) Higher education professionals are well-prepared to host self-care programs—they likely already make up a significant part of the wellness calendar. During the pandemic, that can be expanded even further. Students will be more isolated than usual, so set aside time to come up with strategic virtual or socially distant programming that can help ease loneliness, stress, and physical discomfort. Livestreamed fitness classes and workshops can give students a task to focus on that promotes pandemic safety as well as their physical and mental health. Sexual health programming is one component of this. Solo sex is the least risky type of sex (both during the pandemic and in general) so consider virtual workshops that help destigmatize masturbation, emphasize effective communication, or—more broadly—teach students the sex ed they probably didn't get in high school. If you plan to distribute barrier methods, consider creating digital programs that can educate students on how to properly use them and what types of sex acts they can be used for. Students may not think about using a barrier method for oral sex most of the time, but health promotion campaigns can help them understand why they should consider it during the pandemic. Remember that sexual health services are essential Your institution might be paring back on "nonessential" student services to reduce the number of staff members on campus at one time. But remember, sexual health is an essential part of overall health. Abortions and preventive care are both harder to access during the pandemic, so think about how your students' sexual health concerns could be amplified as a result of COVID-19. If your campus wellness center isn't able to accommodate common sexual health appointments like STI testing or prescriptions for PrEP, birth control, emergency contraception, gender-affirming hormones, and STI treatments, you can make resources available to educate students on what other options are available to them. Perhaps you book the mobile STI testing unit for twice as many visits as you normally do, so students can still get quick testing while not crowding together outside the bus (and so the testing staff can sanitize). You could partner with a telehealth provider to complete appointments virtually. Or look toward telehealth sexual wellness services (like Nurx) to provide students with the services they need. If your campus is fully or mostly remote this semester, send your students information about where they can get free HIV and STI tests. You can even add the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's testing locator to your website. Figure out where the gaps are and how you might be able to fill them. You won't have the capacity to completely fill all of the gaps, but providing students with options and information is necessary. Leave shame out of it If you're in a position where you'll have to discipline students who aren't abiding by the COVID-19 guidelines your campus has adopted, you'll likely soon be feeling a lot of frustration. Most students are going to be following those guidelines to the best of their ability, but the reality is that not everyone will. So take the sex ed approach: Shame doesn't do anyone any good. Shaming someone for their behavior just makes them more likely to hide or lie about what they're doing. Being on campus during the pandemic is risky—that's just the reality. Our pandemic precautions might reduce that potential risk (by limiting social gatherings, pushing classes online, and changing how common spaces operate), but ultimately, risk will still be there. So add in a harm reduction approach, too. Instead of punishing the students you come across making out in the student union, have a conversation about role modeling and respecting their classmates' comfort. Make sure they have access to the health services and barrier methods they need. Leaving shame and judgment out of the equation can be uncomfortable for many people—especially when tensions are already high and patience may be running thin—but it's one essential part of supporting sexual health and living during a pandemic.  |
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