August, 2008

Pastor, bus driver, mom join St. Lucie fight against HIV

By Hillary Copsey, TC Palm

Saturday, August 30, 2008

PORT ST. LUCIE — You might not think a church pastor would need to learn how to be a role model.

But talking about sex isn't easy.

And sexual health is becoming a life or death matter for St. Lucie County children.

Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs

8/21/08 ABC News 4 Sarasota

THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- One reason why abstinence-only programs don't do much to prevent teen sexual activity is because abstinence can mean different things to teens than it does to adults,

WLRN's Topical Currents Examines Florida Sex Education

Topical Currents
Monday, August 18th 2008

Topical Currents examines Florida sex education. It’s a controversial topic. Most experts say government funded “abstinence-only” plans don’t reduce teen pregnancy or sexually-transmitted disease. Some one-billion tax dollars have been devoted to abstinence programs. Planned Parenthood and others want funding shifted to give kids accurate information about pregnancy and to avoid STDs.

Young Viewers Give ABC Family A Hit With Cautionary Tale About Teen Pregnancy

By Walt Belcher

The Tampa Tribune, August 5, 2008

The acting is wooden, the plot is soapy and some of the dialogue is unintentionally laughable.

But none of that has deterred the millions of teens who have turned "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" into a summer hit for ABC Family.

FSU: Block Party Fosters HIV/AIDS Awareness

Molly Chess, FSUNews.com , August 4, 2008

New HIV cases in U.S. 40 Percent Above Earlier Estimate

By Bob Lamendola,

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 3, 2008