Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexuality encompasses diverse behaviors and meanings that are shaped by individual, social, cultural, and historical factors. From the local to the global, a significant number of public health challenges involve sexual and reproductive health: HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, access to family planning services, sex education, maternal mortality, sexual violence, and discrimination against stigmatization of sexually non-conforming individuals. Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and agency, as well as respect for the dignity, equality, and rights of all persons, are also public health issues.
In keeping with our mission to promote structures and policies that advance action and evidence-based approaches in health, GHAE works with multi-disciplinary partners to translate research findings for use outside of the academic sphere, to promote awareness and access to information, support grassroots advocacy, and inform global and national priority-setting.