Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar: Frontiers in Adolescent Reproductive Health

Colorado Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention & Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care

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Keynote Address
Douglas Kirby, PhD Bio
Senior Research Scientist, ETR Associates

Behavioral Messages For Youth To Prevent Pregnancy and STD: What Should They Be? Currently many sex education programs emphasize abstinence and condoms or other forms of contraception for youth who do have sex. However, these emphases are inadequate and there are other behaviors that have a large impact on STD risk. Dr Kirby will review the content of current messages, their impact on pregnancy rates and their limitations. He will identify additional behaviors that need to be targeted to reduce STD, but are largely ignored by programs. He will identify criteria for effective messages and recommendations for different organizations promoting them.

Richelle Frabotta Bio
Director of Education Services, Southern Ohio Sexuality Education and Consultation Services

So, Exactly What Is "Appropriate"?!: The Dynamic World of Sexuality and Adolescents with Disabilities We live in a culture that characterizes people with disabilities as either asexual/promiscuous or sexual victims/perpetrators. Participants will explore this limited perception as it affects adolescents with disabilities and their developmentally relevant struggle for autonomy. How do atypical learners recognize and embrace their sexuality when they have limited access to accurate information, a lack of visibility and opportunity, punitive consequences for sexual behavior and the physiological challenges of a growing body? Let's engage in a discussion that values the unique and dynamic sense of self that is adolescent sexuality.

Joan Helmich Bio
Training Director, Center for Health Training

Implementing Comprehensive Sex Ed Legislation: Lessons from Washington State Ms. Helmich will describe the Washington State experience developing and implementing the Healthy Youth Act of 2007, comprehensive sexuality education legislation similar to Colorado's. Utilizing the Washington Guidelines for Sexual Health Information mandated by the Act, plus key elements of the research on effective sex ed, plus a few stories and examples of best practices, she also will discuss the rationale for and characteristics of comprehensive sexuality education.

Héctor Sánchez-Flores Bio
Hector Sanchez Consulting

Our Success Depends on Their Success: Creating Effective Partnership with Young People, Parents and Communities This presentation will highlight the common ground that sexual and reproductive health educators have with young people, their parents and caregivers and the communities served.

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