New sexual health hub in Cork is a first for Ireland

WEDNESDAY saw the launch of Ireland’s first Sexual Health Hub, in Cork.

This new initiative, spearheaded by the Sexual Health Centre, aims to make sexual health information more accessible to youth in communities across Cork City and County.

The hub will be the first point of contact for many young people, enabling them to access information leaflets on sexual health topics (e.g. contraception, relationships, sexually transmitted infections) and staff who are equipped to signpost specific sexual health services. Free condoms and lube will be available at the hub, with youth seeking to access condoms required to watch a condom demonstration video via a QR code.

The hub will create a safe, familiar, and accessible way for young people to avail of sexual health information, and provide a solution to the limited reach of current sexual health specific services.

Muire O’Farrell, Health Promotion Officer at the Sexual Health Centre, said: “This is the first of many Sexual Health Hubs popping up across Cork. Our goal is to work in partnership with organisations across the city and county, e.g. youth groups, resource centres, outreach workers etc., to bring sexual health to youth from Castletownbere to Charleville, Kinsale to Kanturk”.

If you are interested in setting up a Sexual Health Hub, you can contact the Sexual Health Centre on info@sexualhealthcentre.com or 021-4276676 for further information.