...rvices, Mississippi’s youth face some of the highest rates of pregnancy, HIV, AIDS, and other STI diagnoses, in the nation. Comprehensive sexuality education, health equity, and access to contraception are more important than ever to the health of young people in the state. MIS...
...s youth are likelier to experience pregnancy, HIV, AIDS, and other STI diagnoses than most young people in the United States. Comprehensive sexuality education, health equity, and access to contraception are more important than ever to the health of young people in the state. LOU...
...s youth are likelier to experience pregnancy, HIV, AIDS, and other STI diagnoses than most young people in the United States. Comprehensive sexuality education, health equity, and access to contraception are more important than ever to the health of young people in the state. FLO...
...s youth are likelier to experience pregnancy, HIV, AIDS, and other STI diagnoses than most young people in the United States. Comprehensive sexuality education, health equity, and access to contraception are more important than ever to the health of young people in the state. ALA...
...zations. To view the toolkit click here. Healthy Teen Network: What’s Going on in the Classroom? Tips for Assessing the Implementation of Sexuality Education. Creating an effective sexual health education program is hard work and implementing it can be hard as well. Through a s...
...on, click here. Above the Waist. The Children’s Aid Society Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program has developed a middle school sexuality education curriculum that looks to address sexual health education by first beginning with the brain. Above the Waist, utilizes re...
... of living a healthy life. To find out more about the campaign and view resources, click here. Real Talk: Conversations and resources about sexuality for young people with disabilities and sexual health providers (Real Talk). Supported by a grant from the HSC Foundation the Autis...
...an their white counterparts to be living without health insurance, unemployed, or living below the Federal poverty level.[28] Stigma around sexuality for young women and girls can increase their risk of acquiring HIV, or the negative impacts of HIV diagnosis on their lives. A sex...
...de them with the skills and information they need puts them at an even greater disadvantage and endangers their health. The National Sexuality Education Standards call for age-appropriate instruction in birth control methods, where to find birth control, and abstinence. ...
...il members championed key advocacy issues including adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights, including comprehensive sexuality education; recognition of the human rights of all people, without distinction of any kind, including young people of diverse sexua...