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No sex please! We're over 50

Pete Smith (Manchester City Health, Manchester Public Health Development Service)
Josanne Cowell (Manchester City Health, Manchester Public Health Development Service)
Paul McGarry (Valuing Older People Team, Manchester City Council)
Sally Chandler (Valuing Older People Team, Manchester City Council)

Working with Older People

ISSN: 1366-3666

Article publication date: 30 August 2010

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Abstract

Sexual health as a concept, particularly for the over 50s, is not seen as sexy. A large proportion of policy and subsequent resources are directed at young people, specifically around sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and preventing teenage pregnancy. Consequently, the sexual health needs of the over 50s are marginalised at best or at worst completely forgotten. This article describes the process behind developing a sexual health promotion campaign aimed at the over 50s in Manchester.

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Smith, P., Cowell, J., McGarry, P. and Chandler, S. (2010), "No sex please! We're over 50", Working with Older People, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 40-43. https://doi.org/10.5042/wwop.2010.0455

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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