8/25/07: From
cbs4denver.com
DENVER COEDS FACE SKYROCKETING BIRTH CONTROL COSTS
Many college students face sharp rises in birth
control due to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Drugmaker discounts to campus clinics for birth
control were eliminated, and the impact is just now
being felt.
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8/17/07: From
kaisernetwork.org
Lack of Sex Education in U.S. Increases
Vulnerability to Sexual Assault, STIs
Former Surgeon General Elders Says The
lack of sex education in the nation is "deafening"
and makes children vulnerable to sexual assault and
sexually transmitted infections, says former U.S.
Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders. She adds that the
nation is "paying a very heavy price for not
educating our young people."
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8/15/07: From
the Guttmacher Institute
HPV VACCINATION OF WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF CERVICAL
CANCER POSES CHALLENGES
With controversy surrounding recent attempts to make
the HPV vaccine mandatory for school entry, public
health advocates increasingly are turning their
attention to other avenues for distributing the
vaccine and educating the public about its
importance.
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8/14/07: From
kaisernetwork.org
Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs Not Effective
at Preventing Spread of HIV in High-Income
Countries, Study Says
Abstinence-only sex
education programs are not effective at reducing the
risk of HIV transmission in developed countries,
according to a study published in the Aug. 4 issue
of the British Medical Journal.
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8/13/07: From CO
Child Care Assistance Program
CCCAP FOCUS GROUPS PAID PARTICIPANTS The
Colorado Child Care Assistance Program in Denver
wants to hear feedback to help improve the program
and reach more Denver families.
To participate...
8/10/07: From the
CDC
Current
Challenges and Successes in HIV Prevention with
Hispanics/Latinos The CDC and the
Public Health Training Network will present the
satellite broadcast and live webcast, Current
Challenges and Successes in HIV Prevention with
Hispanics/Latinos, on November 15, 2007, at 1:00
p.m. EST. The 2-hour broadcast will highlight
relevant research and examples of effective
HIV-prevention programs in the United States.
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8/10/07: From the
Guttmacher Update
Listening to
20,000 Adolescents in Their Own Words
International Youth Day will be celebrated on
August 12th to recognize the potential of youth,
celebrate their achievements and look for ways to
better engage young people in development.
Read more on the
Guttmacher Institute's project, Protecting the Next
Generation, which gathers data on young Africans and
their sexual and reproductive health by asking the
teens themselves about their needs and experiences.
8/9/07: From
COAPPP
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY FROM 1960 TO 2020: CHANGES IN
LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES
COAPPP board member, Ronnie Rosenbaum, presented the
following article when she was given the Kathleen
Ann Mullen Award by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of
the Society for Adolescent Medicine in April 2007.
The article discusses societal changes in behaviors
and attitudes surrounding teen pregnancy throughout
that past several decades.
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8/8/07: From
Rocky Mountain News
RITTER REVS UP RURAL HEALTH CARE PANEL
Governor Bill Ritter signed an executive order
establishing a panel that will distribute $7.5
million in health care grants for rural Coloradans.
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