On Oct. 20, the University of Oregon was ranked as No. 17 in the 2014 Trojan Sexual Health Report Card.

The annual study, which is conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces and sponsored by Trojan Condoms, ranks 140 major universities by the accessibility of sexual health resources and services. This includes the availability of contraceptives and HIV testing, hours of operation of campus health centers and the quality of sexual health information offered to students.

UO climbed 31 spots this year after being ranked No. 48 in 2013. Keith VanNorman, health promotion marketing manager for the Health Center, started keeping track of the results of the study last year, and was not surprised by the UO’s jump in the rankings.

According to VanNorman, the source of UO’s improvement was the creation of SexPositive.

“The SexPositive app has made a big splash over the last year in sexual health among college campuses, so I had a feeling we were going to jump,” VanNorman said. “I didn’t think it was going to be that great of a jump, but it’s pretty impressive.”

SexPositive is a free app created by the University of Oregon that provides information about sexual health including STDs, consent and contraceptives. The app also explains what happens when any body part touches any other given body part, it also provides videos showing safe sex practices. SexPositive gives the user reliable information without bringing on fear of judgement or misinformation, serving as a 24/7 sexual health resource.

The app is available to University of Oregon students and has expanded to the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado Boulder.

While VanNorman would love to see the UO at the No. 1 spot someday, it’s not the most important aspect of the study.

“I think it’s just great that it’s increasing the conversation about communicating healthy sexual behavior on campus in general.”

For more information on sexual health, visit the University of Oregon’s Health Center.