The Health Education Resource Center is hosting a Rubber Lovers program to educate students on the importance of using condoms.

The next Rubber Lovers program is at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union.

Amanda Woolard, the assistant director for Health Education and Promotion, said Rubber Lovers members plan to teach students the 18 steps to proper condom use and give them additional information regarding sexual health. 

Once students complete each session, they can receive a free safer sex packet each month. Each packet consists of a variety of condoms, dental dams and lubricants. All Eastern students who participate in one Rubber Lovers presentation and become certified will receive one.

Woolard said students will be discussing condom rules and instructions, but also other important knowledge that is vital to know in order to stay safe.

She also said students will learn how to go about using condoms in the correct manner. Members of the Health Education and Promotion committee will be assisting the students through the steps of proper condom use.

“The students can expect to learn the 18 steps, importance of using a condom correctly and consistently, consent to be sexual, risk of sexually transmitted infections, information on testing, barrier methods and general sexual health,” Woolard said.

Students who are interested in viewing a sneak peak of what the session will consist of can watch a video of the 18 steps to using a condom properly on YouTube.

Both men and women may participate in this program.

Woolard said everyone is welcome to come and get more advice to stay protected and make smarter decisions about sex.

The HERC hosts Rubber Lover sessions every semester, but all students are encouraged to attend.

Woolard also said the sessions will consist of presentations discussing different topics related to safe sex techniques.

“The presentation educates students on the importance of using a condom consistently and correctly for everyone,” Woolard said.

Alex Seidler can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].