A Closer Look at Florida
November 2009
World AIDS Day is Tuesday; here's a look at Florida stats
November 30, 2009, St. Petersburg Times
1 in 4 Teen Girls Has an STD
Sexually Transmitted Infections Surface Soon After Teenage Girls Become Sexually Active
November 23, 2009, WebMD Health News
Contraception education now part of sex ed policy in Collier County schools
November 19, 2009, Marco Eagle
Contraception education is now officially part of Collier County School District’s sex education policy.
The Collier County School Board approved changes to the district’s health education policy by a 3-2 vote Thursday night. Board members Pat Carroll and Steve Donovan dissented.
Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC
November 16, 2009, Reuters
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Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited
November 16, 2009, Associated Press
ATLANTA — Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.
Last year there were 1.2 million new cases of chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in women. It was the most ever reported, up from the old record of 1.1 million cases in 2007.
Better screening is the most likely reason, said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr. of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.