Fact Sheets

Costs of Teen Pregnancy in Florida [1]
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet

Floridians Agree: Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Education [2]
Florida Healthy Teens Campaign Fact Sheet

Reports

Sexuality Education in Florida: Content, Context and Controversy [3]
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

Links

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy [4]
From this section of the Campaign’s website, one can learn about National Campaign events, legislation related to teen and unplanned pregnancy, policymakers’ activities and more. Resources such as data analysis, reports and research.

Advocates for Youth Website: Press and Policy Makers Section [5]
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.

Florida Community Health Assessment Resource Tool Set (CHARTS) [6]
Florida CHARTS provides ongoing, accurate and comparable data about health and health-related indicators. These indicators provide insight for community planning, research and program evaluation. This is a resource from the Florida Department of Health Office of Planning, Evaluation & Data Analysis.

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Data & Statistics [7]
The CDC, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States. The website is an online source for credible health information.

Guttmacher Institute [8]
The Guttmacher Institute is advancing sexual and reproductive health worldwide through research, policy analysis and public education. Useful data, reports and a media center.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America [9]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation's largest and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization. Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide medical services and sexuality education for millions of women, men, and teenagers every year.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) [10]
SIECUS has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 40 years. SIECUS provides major news sources with information on advances in reproductive healthcare, family communication about sexuality, sexuality education, prevention programs, the inadequacies of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, and the many issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.