Resources for Policymakers
Fact Sheets
Costs of Teen Pregnancy in Florida
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet
Floridians Agree: Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Education
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet
Reports
Sexuality Education in Florida: Content, Context and Controversy
This study, conducted by Dr. Brian Dodge, et al. found
that there are no statewide standards for sex education in the state of Florida, and that sex education is afforded too little time and occurs too late in students' academic career
The Case for a New Approach to Sex Education Mounts; Will Policymakers Heed the Message?
Article by Heather D. Boonstra, Guttmacher Policy Review, Spring 2007.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics Office of Communication Release:
Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years.
Press release from December of 2007, detailing rise in teenbirth rate.
Links
The National Campaignto Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
From this section of the Campaign’s website, one can learnabout National Campaign events, legislation related to teen and unplannedpregnancy, policymakers’ activities and more. Resources such as data analysis,reports and research.
Florida Community Health Assessment Resource Tool Set (CHARTS)
Florida CHARTS provides ongoing, accurate and comparable data abouthealth and health-related indicators. These indicators provide insightfor community planning, research and program evaluation. This is aresource from the Florida Department of Health Office of Planning,Evaluation & Data Analysis.
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Data & Statistics
The CDC, a part of the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supportingpublic health activities in the United States. The website is an online source for credible health information.
Advocates for YouthWebsite: Press and Policy Makers Section
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs andadvocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsibledecisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates providesinformation, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations,policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the UnitedStates and the developing world.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation's largestand most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization.Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide medical services andsexuality education for millions of women, men, and teenagers everyyear.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
SIECUS has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexualhealth, and sexual rights for over 40 years. SIECUS works to secure sound public policies on sexuality-relatedissues by developing targeted educational resources for policymakers,providing thoughtful analysis and bringing together key organizations to move forward aproactive agenda on the national, state, and local levels.
Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute is advancing sexual andreproductive health worldwide through research, policy analysis and publiceducation.
Fact Sheets
Sexuality Education in Florida: Content, Context, and Controversy
The Facts About Teen Pregnancy in Florida
The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $9 billion annually. Thirty-one percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20—about 750,000 a year. Eight in 10 of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens.
Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Education
- Regardless of age, income or gender, nearly 9 out of 10 Florida voters, including many who describe themselves as evangelical Christians, believe public schools should offer some form of sex education. Voters who describe themselves as evangelical or fundamentalist Christians are only slightly less likely to agree that students need to hear about more than abstinence.
- An overwhelming 78% of registered voters support a proposal that would require sex education to be taught in Florida public schools.