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Blog Entry dated 8/21/2009 3:08 PM
HIV Testing for Teens
On the occasion of National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging health care providers to offer testing to high school students.1,2 The CDC’s focus on this age group stems from a concern that HIV may be spreading among teens and young adults without their [...]
WETZSTEIN: The ‘big bucks’ of abstinence
Cheryl Wetzstein
ANALYSIS/OPINION
Years ago, I talked with an abstinence educator named Molly Kelly. She made an unforgettable observation. "Nobody makes any money on abstinence."
In the ensuing sex-education debate, I have often heard ideological arguments. One side sees its opponents as radical, Kinsey-based, sexual libertines. The other side sees [...]
Sexual Health Education in the US: A Message from the President
An infamous quote declares that if one tells a big enough lie often enough it will be believed by many. But even if what is said is not a conscious lie but, rather, merely an innocent but erroneous misstatement of fact, the same result may well prevail.
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SEXTING: Could It Impact Your Child?
A recent survey of a nationally representative sample of 653 teens, aged 13 to 19, and 627 young adults, aged 20 to 26, compiles information on ’sexting.’ 1 Sexting means sending or posting sexually suggestive electronic messages and images.
The survey reported that one in five teens and one in [...]
What Do You Eat?
Tell me what you eat, and I can tell you who you are,
Tell who are your friends and I can tell you who you are,
Tell me what you read and I can tell you who you are,
First, I must clarify that I am not an oracle or some kind of witch doctor. I am just [...]
Worth The Wait Launches New Program for Parents
Worth The Wait (WTW), Northern Nevada‘s leading abstinence education provider is launching a parent outreach program dubbed PRIME Program. According to Michele LaBrie, Executive Director of WTW, PRIME stands for Parents Resolved to Inspire, Mentor and Educate children on positive relationships.
The goal of the new program is to re-enforce the message of abstinence from drugs, [...]
Carson High School Students Thrilled by Abstinence Message
Reno, Nevada, 07022008, Summer students at Carson High School have embraced Worth The Wait‘s (WTW) message of abstinence, healthy relationships and family values according to Mechele LaBrie, Executive Director of Northern Nevada ‘s leading abstinence education provider.
“It is our goal to reach every single student in middle and high schools with a [...]
