| About Helen Knox
Described by the Nursing Times in 2004 as a courageous innovator, Helen qualified
as a Registered Nurse in 1978 at the Westminster Hospital, London, before
working as a Senior Staff Nurse at St Thomas’ Hospital A&E
Dept, London, where she was 'on duty' on the night of The Brixton Riots. She later qualified as a District Nursing Sister and worked in different parts of Kensington and Chelsea, West London. However, she developed an keen interest in well-women's health. For over 20 years, From 1991-2001 she was the UK’s first Outreach Clinical Nurse Specialist in Contraception and Sexual Health, and worked 'on the streets' in south London.In 1994 she was a finalist in the Nursing Times/3M National Nursing Awards for Innovation in Nursing and Midwifery for exceptional work in expanding the outreach work related to Family Planning and Sexual Health. Helen has extensive experience in teaching contraception and sexual health to the public as well as her own profession. In 1999, she founded and now works for Sexplained Ltd but has worked in Family Planning Clinics and taught in men’s prisons, homeless hostels, drug agencies, probation centres, schools, colleges, civic centres and to sex workers - as well as Schools of Nursing and Universities. She has frequently appeared on live phone in shows on radio and also TV, here in the UK, and overseas. (click for media appearances) Her teaching style is uniquely open and frank - with no holds barred. She keeps to the medical perspective when teaching, leaving the moral and other wider issues to the Church and others. At no time has she ever promoted underage sex or sexual activity – indeed the opposite – from a legally and medically reasoned perspective.SEXplained... The Uncensored Guide to Sexual Health Helen’s highly acclaimed first book, published in 1995, covers all the issues relating to sexually transmitted infection and is also written specifically for the public. In this, her first book in the SEXplained...® series, she pioneers teaching safer sex from the hepatitis prevention viewpoint, rather than the HIV angle, since it is a bigger threat than AIDS. Medical photographs are reproduced in colour to illustrate, with chilling effect, some increasingly common infections that reinforce her message - and to stimulate discussion. Since 1995, Helen has appeared frequently on television, given regular radio interviews and taken part in radio phone-ins. She is also a regular contributor to publications reaching a wide cross-section of target audiences. In February 1998 she became the ‘resident’ Virgin Sexpert, holding the first live online Sexual Health Cyber Clinic for Virgin Net. She also answered individual questions via e-mail from her own Sexplained Website at http://www.sexplained.comIn the same year, alongside Robbie Gee and Eddie Nestor, the UK’s leading Black comedy duo she appeared in their show A Wha Me A Go Win. Helen was also a medical advisor to T.E.E.M.S. paramedic nightclub security, London.In 1999, Helen’s second book, SEXplained 2... For Young People was published and her SEXplained... Sexual Health Cyber Clinic/Newsgroup won the Innovation of the Year category at the UK Erotic Oscars (now called the Erotic Awards). In 2000, whilst promoting Sexplained in Barbados, Helen held a live radio phone in for Starcom Network and was invited to teach at The Community College, Bridgetown. In 2001 she was invited be the first SEXpert Columnist for The NATION newspaper's Better Health magazine, Barbados.While in Trinidad, Helen gave a 50 minute interview on Power 102FM with a live phone in, and in Barbados, a live phone in on CBC for an hour.Sexplained has been extremely well received in Barbados and Trinidad, from where the books are available for sale throughout the Caribbean. The Nation is Helen's new distributor for SEXplained... Books, in Barbados and supplies on to St Lucia for which she wrote her first column in 2002.In 2000, Sexplained Ltd introduced Sexplained Training for Trainers & Influencers to widen education related to contraception and sexual health related material as far as possible. On leaving her Outreach post in south London in May 2001, to concentrate on developing Sexplained Ltd, Helen has also introduced Sexplained Teachabouts. Along with Robbie Gee and Eddie Nestor, and separate from the Sexplained Roadshow, she is further involved with: So You Think You Know About Sex? Publication of SEXplained 2… For Young People was supported by Schering Health Care Ltd and Condomania (UK) Ltd. In 2002, Helen started writing for the BBC.co.uk website as online sexpert alongside Suzie Hayman and Dr Rob Hicks. In 2004 The Sexplained Challenge was launched in London. This is a pub-style quiz on contraception, sexual health, men's health and drugs and sex subjects. Expansion of this is planned. Autumn 2004 - she became an Assessor for the RCN Sexual Health Skills Course (Royal College of Nursing). In 2005, Helen was invited to speak, as a special guest at the Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza, Bridgetown, Barbados, on behalf of The NATION (newspaper) for which she has written a regular column since 2001. In 2006 she was asked to become a media spokeswoman for TROJAN Brand Condoms in the UK. Throughout 2006, Helen wrote and started recording Sexplained Audio Books, starting logically, with Volume 1 – HIV-AIDS adding a new dimension to the portfolio of Sexplained resources. This are an internationally relevant training series of health information guides for the public. In 2007/8, Helen wrote and developed a classroom training resource for UNICEF Caribbean, which will be used by teachers working with 10 and 11 year old children throughout Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean islands (i.e. Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Monserrat, St Lucia, St Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines). In April 2008, Helen was invited to speak at:Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar: Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar:
Click for more information about this event and to read Helen's initial contribution
In November 2008, on her 8th trip to Barbados, Helen was invited, by Carmeta Douglin, HIV/AIDS Adviser, United Nations Population Fund, to lead a session at a workshop they were holding at the Barbados Olympic Centre. Helen spoke about sexuality and sexual health to approx 40 sports coaches from across the region. With women becoming infected with HIV at a rate of 4 to 1 man, now, throughout the region, and 6 to 1 in Trinidad, Helen also gave TV and radio interviews in Barbados and Trinidad, speaking about FC2, the new female condom on behalf of UNFPA, following on from metioning it, in depth, in her Better Health magazine column in Barbados.
On 20th May 2009 - Helen was a guest speaker at Primary Care 2009 - NEC Birmingham (45 mins)
And on 25th June 2009 - she was a guest speaker at GovNet's conference "Peventive Health" at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London (15 mins)
In September, 2009, Helen left the range of posts she has held for many a long year within the London borough of Lambeth, south London and heads East. She also heads West, back to the Caribbean, taking The Sexplained Challenge with her... and, she says "boy, is teaching people about the subject of sexual health, a challenge!" For more about The Sexplained Challenge - click here.
To see more about Helen's public speaking, click to see her TV and Radio page. Printed Press CoverClick the article listed, to see the item
April 2004 - The Times - by Jonathan Gornall - The Sexplained London Challenge (click title to view) May 2004 - Thanet Gazette - by Jane Wenham-Jones - A little knowledge could lead to abstinence following The SEXplained... London Challenge (click title to view)May- June 2004 - Barbados Nation article about The Sexplained London Challenge (click title to view) June
2004 - Nursing Times Magazine Article
about Helen (click title to view) October 2004 - The Summertime Adventures of Kamikaze Genitalia by Helen Knox - Imperial College and St Mary's Medical School Gazette, London (click title to view) October 2004 - Scarlet Magazine - Campaign of the Month (click title to view) Oct 04 to July 08 - several comments and quotes in the media, in cluding Cosmopolitan and other national magazines. (click title to view) July 2008 - New Magazine (UK) - STIs: The Facts (comments within the article) (click title to view) July 2008 - The Metro Newspaper (UK) - article re "A day in the Life", of Helen - by Lisa Scott. (click title to view) July 2008 - Bliss Magazine (UK) - quotes for an item coming out in October 2008 (not available on this site) July 2008 - The Sun Newspaper (UK) - quotes for an item at the NHS at 60 (not available on this site) Archive Pictures:
Picture taken outside in early 80's while working in Casualty at St Thomas' Hospital
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Showing that
a condom can fit ANY size penis if it can go so far up my arm and allow
fingers
Visit to Barbados 2005 - Healthy LifeStype Extravaganza - Special Guest
Speaking to the Barbados MS group with my editor, Mr Sanka Price
Trip in February 2000 - launching Sexplained Books in to Barbados
CBC Daytime TV - live phone in TV show called Chat Room.
Cosmopolitan Magazine (UK) - featuring Sexplained Sexual Health Tips
April 2005 - Barbados
Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza
Nursing Times - June 2004 ______________________________________________________________________________
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