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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
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Internship Opportunities with
COAPPP
Policy Intern This fall, COAPPP is looking for
a graduate level student policy intern to help COAPPP
realize program priorities and to identify activities
that are most relevant and beneficial to their learning
experience.
More info...
Youth Intern The Youth
Intern will be mentored to develop quality youth-led and
youth-focused materials for outreach and education. The
Youth Intern will work with the COAPPP team to
accomplish program priorities and to identify activities
that are most relevant and beneficial to their learning
experience. This internship is available for
either the summer or fall of 2008.
More info...
The State of Adolescent Sexual
Health in Colorado 2008 Available Now COAPPP
has just released the 2008 report which provides a brief
summary of relevant, up-to-date statistics on the sexual
health of Colorado adolescents and gives a snapshot of
how our state has progressed and measured up to national
trends over the last 15 years. Click
here to view the
report.
TEACHER TRAINING
INSTITUTE ANNOUNCED FOR FALL Planned
Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains is offering a
two-day intensive training course aimed at giving
educators and other youth serving professionals the
information and skills useful in providing high
quality, effective sexuality education.
More info...
7/18/08: From The
Guttmacher Institute
RECENT EVALUATIONS OF THE PEER-LED APPROACH IN
ADOLESCENT SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC
REVIEW Despite promising results in
some trials, overall findings do not provide
convincing evidence that peer-led education improves
sexual outcomes among adolescents.
Read more...
7/11/08: From the
National Partnership for Women and Families
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS STARTING SEX
EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS At a
conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, 54.6% of British
Medical Association members on Wednesday voted in
favor of providing sex education in primary schools
in the United Kingdom.
Read more...
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