Meet Joe and Rachael. He's from Burra, she's from Lerwick, and they're about to go on a sharp learning curve about sexual health.
They and their friends are the characters of a comic book created by pupils at Skerries school to get a serious message across in a way that young people will relate to and which they wouldn't be embarrassed to show their parents.
The timing of the booklet is very appropriate with figures showing the rise nationally in sexually transmitted infections.
Catriona Molloy, the community nurse on Skerries who assisted in the creation of the booklet said, "I was trying to find a new approach to teaching sexual health to Secondary 3 and 4. After discussions with the group I felt that the best way for them to understand the message was to write it themselves in their own language.
Naomi Anderson, a Secondary 4 pupil who worked on the leaflet, said, "It was a great way to learn. We worked hard on the story board and had a lot of fun too."
Jane Gilbey , Sexual Health Promotion Specialist with NHS Shetland said, "This resource is going to be a really good way of getting across the message of safer sex and the consequences if you have unsafe sex. It is written for young people by young people and I think it is a winner."
The booklet was published with assistance from Shetland Health Promotion and will be widely available free of charge.
To order copies call (01595) 74 3084
They and their friends are the characters of a comic book created by pupils at Skerries school to get a serious message across in a way that young people will relate to and which they wouldn't be embarrassed to show their parents.
The timing of the booklet is very appropriate with figures showing the rise nationally in sexually transmitted infections.
Catriona Molloy, the community nurse on Skerries who assisted in the creation of the booklet said, "I was trying to find a new approach to teaching sexual health to Secondary 3 and 4. After discussions with the group I felt that the best way for them to understand the message was to write it themselves in their own language.
Naomi Anderson, a Secondary 4 pupil who worked on the leaflet, said, "It was a great way to learn. We worked hard on the story board and had a lot of fun too."
Jane Gilbey , Sexual Health Promotion Specialist with NHS Shetland said, "This resource is going to be a really good way of getting across the message of safer sex and the consequences if you have unsafe sex. It is written for young people by young people and I think it is a winner."
The booklet was published with assistance from Shetland Health Promotion and will be widely available free of charge.
To order copies call (01595) 74 3084
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