SEXINFO: A Sexual Health Text Messaging Service for San Francisco Youth

SEXINFO: a sexual health text messaging service for San Francisco youth.

In response to rising gonorrhea rates among African American youth in San Francisco, Calif, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, developed SEXINFO, a sexual health text messaging service. SEXINFO is an information and referral service that can be accessed by texting "SEXINFO" to a 5-digit number from any wireless phone....

The Hookup: Collaborative Evaluation of a Youth Sexual Health Program Using Text Messaging Technology

BACKGROUND The Hookup is a collaborative project reaching young people in California with valuable sexual and reproductive health information and linkage to local resources. Due to limited access to subscriber contact information, it has been a challenge to evaluate the program. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to determine the feasibility of using text messaging (short message service, ...

Science, san francisco, and health care.

People of many walks of life have been attracted to the San Francisco Bay Area by its legendary attributes. These attributes have not gone unnoticed by those trained in medicine and they in turn have contributed to the creation of an unequaled array of medical services generally available to the people of San Francisco's environs. Especially since World War II, the Bay Area has attracted a weal...

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Sexual health service providers' perceptions of transgender youth in England.

Transgender youth often face difficulties when accessing sexual health services. However, few studies investigate health service providers' perceptions of transgender youth, and fewer focus on sexual health. To fill this gap, our study draws on social representations theory to examine sexual health service providers' perceptions of transgender youth and how this influences the provision of heal...