sex education

Learning from a Community Action Plan to Promote Safe Sexual Practices

The well-being of a community is only as good as the well-being of the individuals who reside in the community. The purpose of this article is to describe a community-based participatory action project in a South Florida county to decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS and to discuss important lessons learned in the process.

ABC's of STD's

Tallahassee, FL (WTXL)--Next month is STD awareness month and it's needed because STD rates are on the rise among teens.  According to the center for disease control each year, there are approximately 19 million new STD infections, and almost half of them are among youth aged 15 to 24. ABC 27's Lauren Dorsett takes a look at the prevalence of STD's among teens in our area, and the challenges in changing risky behavior.

Healthy Teens Act Would Save Lives

To state Sen. Nancy Detert:

As chair of the Pre K-12 Education Committee, we understand that you have the sole discretion on whether to hold hearings on the Healthy Teens Act.

The Manatee County League of Women Voters believes passage of the Healthy Teens Act is crucial to the future of Florida.

Sex-ed beyond abstinence

The "just say no" approach isn't working in public-school sex education. The Volusia County School Board acknowledged that this week, approving a switch to a sex-education program that emphasizes abstinence but includes crucial information about reliable means of birth control and disease prevention.

The board should have gone further -- a sentiment several board members seemed to share.

Proposed bill would bring contraceptive education to schools

Florida knows more about the pitfalls of unsafe sex than most any other state.

The state ranked third from the top in the number of teen births per state in 2006. It had more abortions than 42 of 44 other states reporting data in 2005, and it had more cumulative AIDS cases than 47 other states in 2007.

Florida Hispanics Support Sex Education

Recent polling found that there is strong broad-based support for teaching comprehensive sex education in Florida public schools. Furthermore, a Hispanic oversample from the polling found that Florida Hispanics support comprehensive sex education in Florida’s schools.

Support for Comprehensive Sex Education in Florida

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.

Parents Encourage Schools To Talk Sex

SANFORD, Fla. -- Some local parents want Seminole County's public schools to talk about sex. The school system has an abstinence-only curriculum, but some parents said they believe that puts kids in danger.

POLL: Proposed bill would bring contraceptive education to schools

Florida knows more about the pitfalls of unsafe sex than most any other state.

The state ranked third from the top in the number of teen births per state in 2006. It had more abortions than 42 of 44 other states reporting data in 2005, and it had more cumulative AIDS cases than 47 other states in 2007.

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