Sexual Health Awareness Week
February 9听鈥撎13, 2026
Love Yourself. Get the Facts. Stay Safe.
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海角社区 Sexual Health Week focuses on self鈥憀ove, stigma reduction, and supporting students to take charge of their sexual health. Join us for free STI screening, interactive pop鈥憉ps, creative activities, and safer sex supplies across campus.
All events are free and open to 海角社区 and Kings students.
Events:
Take advantage of quick, easy and confidential STI screening and take an important step toward caring for yourself and your partners.听
No appointment necessary, just drop-in to get听screened for听chlamydia听and听gonorrhea听鈥 the most common STIs that don鈥檛 always show symptoms!听
Bring your provincial or DSU health card. Even if your test is positive, treatment is free, funded by public health and easily accessible at Student Health & Wellness Centre.
Location & Time:
- Tuesday, Feb 10 | 11:00 AM鈥2:00 PM听鈥撎齃eMarchant Place Atrium听
Learn more about the听STI Screening Clinic听process 鈥 it鈥檚 quick, easy confidential and you collect all your tests yourself!听
Celebrate confidence, self-love, and sexual health!
Take a fun Valentine鈥檚-themed photo (solo or with friends), get it printed on the spot, and enter to win a听Safe & Saucy Gift Pack听to support your Valentine鈥檚 Day plans.
Tag @dalstudenthealth on Instagram to help spread the message that loving yourself includes protecting your health.
Locations & Times:
- Monday, Feb 9 | 12:30鈥2:30 PM听鈥 Tupper Link
- Tuesday, Feb 10 | 11:00 AM鈥2:00 PM听鈥 LeMarchant Place Atrium
- Wednesday, Feb 11 | 11:00 AM鈥1:00 PM听鈥 Killam Library Lobby
- Thursday, Feb 12 | 12:00鈥3:00 PM听鈥 SUB Room 302
Think you know the facts about sex and STIs? Put your knowledge to the test!
Stop by this pop-up booth with Dal Nursing Students to debunk common sexual health myths (like听鈥淵ou can鈥檛 get an STI from oral sex鈥), learn the truth, and help reduce stigma 鈥 all while enjoying a sweet treat.
Locations & Times:
- Wednesday, Feb 11 | 12:00 PM鈥4:00 PM听鈥撎齅arion McMcain Lobby
- Thursday, Feb 12 | 12:00鈥3:00 PM听鈥撎齂illam Library Lobby
Celebrate Dal-entine鈥檚 Day and get creative with the Care Crew for Dal-entine鈥檚 Card and Hook-Up Kit Making!听
Join this relaxed atmosphere and create a card, or a hook up kit for a partner, a friend or yourself.
Locations & Times:
- Thursday, Feb 12 | 12:00鈥3:00 PM听鈥撎齋tudent Union Building, Room 302
A cozy evening of self-care where off campus students will create their own scented candle and write a Dalentine card to themselves or someone they care about. The tone of the event is cozy, celebratory, and supportive, emphasizing self-love, friendship, and community. Through hands-on candle making and the creation of Dalentine cards, participants will gain a meaningful creative experience, opportunities to build social connections, and a tangible reminder of care and belonging they can take home with them.听
Locations & Times:
- Thursday, Feb 12 | 5:00 PM听鈥撎齀nternational Centre
This Sexual Health Week, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is kicking off the annual SexPlus campaign by exploring听sexual health + artificial intelligence.听听
Today, AI is an increasing part of our everyday lives鈥攅ven when it comes to our sexual health! It's fast and easy to ask an AI chatbot a quick question about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the difference between birth control options, or even asking advice on how to have "the talk" with your kids.听
In 2025, nearly a billion (with a B!) people used an AI chatbot every week. That's a lot of people, and a lot of questions.听
But how do we know we're getting accurate answers?
Check out the Chatbot and听!
Take the听听with Action Canada, and test your knowledge about AI and sexual health!
听for the Sexual Health (Mis)information in the Age of AI Virtual Workshop on Zoom,听Wednesday, Feb 11 | 2:00 PM
Follow听听for Sweet Facts, Not Myths all year long and learn more about sexual health from the Care Crew!
Check out more resources from Action Canada听!