Charlotta Jerlström

Charlotta Jerlström serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Health Sciences within the School of Health Sciences at Örebro University, specializing in Nursing Science with a focus on practical school health applications.

Her research centers on innovative sex education methodologies for adolescents, emphasizing theater-based interventions to address sexually transmitted infections and foster open communication about sexual health. She investigates how creative pedagogical approaches can improve adolescent health outcomes in school settings, particularly regarding chlamydia prevention and age-appropriate sexual health dialogue.

Analysis of her 2020 publications reveals a consistent emphasis on translating public health research into actionable school nursing practices, bridging clinical knowledge with educational frameworks to tackle adolescent sexual health challenges through engaging, non-traditional teaching methods.