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COAPPP works to:
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Support the
capacity of youth serving organizations and
local communities to effectively address the
issues of adolescent reproductive and sexual
health through training, technical assistance,
and public education
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Enhance and
increase the understanding and implementation of
science-based approaches and successful and
promising practices to pregnancy and HIV/STD
prevention among adolescents
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Disseminate and analyze
current research, data, and policies related to teen
sexual and reproductive health and positive youth
development
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Advocate for
teens, parenting teens, and their families
through public policy and public education
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Advance
policies and programs that support the healthy
development of parenting teens and their
children
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National Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Month The
month of May is recognized as National Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Month, an educational campaign designed to
help communities recognize the impact of unintended teen
pregnancy. Visit our
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Month page for more information.
Youth Voices Campaign
To honor the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
in May, COAPPP has collected artistic submissions
(including artwork, poetry, photography and quotes) from
youth that reflect their thoughts on how communities and
schools can help prevent teen pregnancy.
Submissions will be displayed on our website soon.
Survey of Youth-Serving Programs
In April 2007, COAPPP conducted a survey of youth-serving
programs throughout the state. Thank you to those who
participated in our survey! Over 120 respondents
participated, representing 40 different Colorado
counties.
Read the full report...
4/24/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS,
CHILDREN LACKING A questionnaire completed
by students ages 13 to 15 in a public school in
Edinburgh, Scotland, and their parents or guardians
shows that there are barriers to communicating
effectively about sexual health issues.
Read more...
4/15/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
WASHINGTON POST EXAMINES WAYS PARENTS CAN DISCUSS
SEX WITH CHILDREN According to the Post,
changes in reproductive technology and increased
sexual imagery in news and entertainment outlets
have caused many children to ask their parents about
different sexual topics at earlier ages.
Read more...
4/15/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
TEEN PREGNANCY RATE, ABORTION RATE DECLINE FROM 1990
TO 2004, NEW CDC REPORT FINDS The teen
pregnancy rate dropped 38% from 1990 to 2004, the
abortion rate decreased by 50%, and the overall
birth rate decreased by more than one-third in the
same time period, the report found.
Read more...
4/1/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
LAWMAKERS' LETTER TO OBEY ASKS THAT ABSTINENCE-ONLY
FUNDING GO TO MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS
Seventy-six House lawmakers, including 75 Democrats
and Republican Rep. Chris Shays (Conn.), recently
signed a letter to the House Appropriations
Committee, urging him to shift funding for HHS'
Community-Based Abstinence Education Program to
"more effective programs," such as comprehensive sex
education.
Read more...
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