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Fast Facts

Evaluations of comprehensive sex education and HIV/ STI prevention programs show that they do not increase rates of sexual initiation, do not lower the age at which youth initiate sex, and do not increase the frequency of sex or the number of sex partners among sexually active youth

 

Champion in Teen Health

Local high school student, Crystal Portillo hosted a community event to discuss teen pregnancy. Read more...

 

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
 

COAPPP News

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.

Recent News

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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Colorado Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention
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