{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"1010 - Centering Pleasure in Sexual Health","description":"About this episode: Sexual education often focuses on the potential risks of unplanned pregnancies and STIs. But an approach to sexual health that includes frank discussions of what feels good could yield better health outcomes. In this episode: Sexual health expert Joshua O\u2019Neal talks about the value of starting sexual health conversations with enjoyment and comfort. Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the National Coalition of STD Directors. Guests: Joshua O\u2019Neal, MA, is a sexual health educator and program director at the Southeast HIV\/STI Prevention Training Center. Host: Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Show links and related content: Promoting protection and pleasure: amplifying the effectiveness of barriers against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy\u2014The Lancet Pleasure and PrEP: Pleasure-Seeking Plays a Role in Prevention Choices and Could Lead to PrEP Initiation\u2014American Journal of Men\u2019s Health Pleasure as a measure of agency and empowerment\u2014Medicus Mundi Schweiz Pleasure As Tool For STI Prevention: Part 2\u2014NCSD Real Talk Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website. Follow us: @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Bluesky @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Instagram @\u200cJohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook @\u200cPublicHealthOnCall on YouTube Here's our RSS feed Note: These podcasts are a conversation between the participants, and do not represent the position of Johns Hopkins University. ","author_name":"Public Health On Call","author_url":"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/headlines\/public-health-on-call-podcast","html":"