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Regionals urged to enter sexual health journalism award

FPARegional journalists are being invited to enter an awards scheme celebrating the best in sexual health reporting.

The Family Planning Association is welcoming nominations for its 2016 Rosemary Goodchild Award for sexual health journalism, which is open to journalists across the UK.

The award puts particular emphasis on articles relating to sexual health education, rights or support for women of all ages.

Subjects can include sex and relationships education, sexual health services, sexually transmitted infections, sexual orientation and gender identity, sex and the law, pregnancy, abortion, contraception, sexualisation or exploitation.

The award was established by the family of former FPA press officer Rosemary Goodchild, who died of ovarian cancer in 1988.

The annual £500 prize money is awarded by the Goodchild family, who also assist in judging the award, in collaboration with FPA and a different guest judge each year.

Winning articles have discussed themes as varied as vasectomies for men and the best sex toys for women.

Articles must be factually correct, must be medically sound if appropriate, should support the goals of charities working in these fields and must have been published between specified dates.

More information can be found on the FPA’s website.