News Archives

 

6/27/08: From kaisernetwork.org
HIV DIAGNOSES AMONG MSM AGES 13-24 INCREASED BY 12% ANNUALLY FROM 2001 TO 2006, CDC REPORT SAYS  Some experts said the findings are an "ominous ... indicator" that the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to flourish among MSM.  Read more...

6/27/08: From kaisernetwork.org
MANY PEOPLE WHO KNOW, TRUST SEX PARTNERS ASSUME LOW RISK OF HIV, OTHER STIs  Many people who know their sexual partners well consider themselves to be at a low risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, according to a study published in the June issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  Read more...

6/26/08: From the Kaiser Family Foundation
GRAMMY WINNER COMMON AND NEBRASKA TEEN TEAM UP WITH MTV AND KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE HIV TESTING  Hip-hop artist and actor Common and his Common Ground Foundation, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation and MTV, with support from Youth Speaks, announced today that 18-year old recent high school graduate, Jose Rivera from Ewing, Nebraska, was the winner of the A Minute lyrics contest to encourage young people to get tested for HIV.  Read more...

JUNE 27TH IS NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY  National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.  Read more...

6/11/08: From kaisernetwork.org
STI AWARENESS PROGRAM REDUCES REINFECTION RATE FOR BLACK, MEXICAN-AMERICAN TEENAGE GIRLS, STUDY FINDS  The Sexual Awareness for Everyone program, which seeks to raise sexually transmitted infection awareness and prevent risky sexual behavior in women, has shown success in reducing STI reinfection rates in a group of high-risk minority teenage girls, according to a study published in the June issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Read more...

6/5/08: From the National Partnership for Women and Families
DECLINE IN TEEN SEX, INCREASE IN CONDOM USE LEVEL OFF, CDC STUDY SAYS  A 10-year decline in the percentage of teenagers having sex leveled off between 2001 and 2007, while an increase in condom use among sexually active teens leveled off in 2003, according to a CDC study released Wednesday.  Read more... 

 

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...

 

3/26/08: From the National Partnership for Women and Families
COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION STUDENTS LESS LIKELY TO HAVE TEEN PREGNANCIES, STUDY SAYS  An analysis of a 2002 federal survey has found that heterosexual teenagers ages 15 to 19 who received comprehensive sex education were about half as likely to report pregnancies as teens who received abstinence-only sex education or no sex education.  Read more...

3/13/08: From the Denver Post
STD NUMBERS ADD UP TO "STAGGERING" CHALLENGE  At Denver's school and community health clinics, health officials say they face limited funding and the challenge of getting through to some teens and adults.  Read more...

3/11/08: From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE CDC STUDY FINDS 1 IN 4 TEENAGE GIRLS HAS A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE  A CDC study estimates that one in four young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases.  Read more...

3/4/08: From the National Partnership for Women and Families
SEXUALLY ACTIVE TEENS WITH ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS MORE LIKELY TO USE CONTRACEPTION   Sexually active teenagers who identify their relationships with partners as romantic and who go out socially with those individuals are more likely to use contraceptives than similar teens in casual relationships, according to an analysis of data collected by Child Trends.  Read more...

 

2/26/08: From The New York Times
TALKING WITH CHILDREN ABOUT SEX AND AIDS: AT WHAT AGE TO START?  A new documentary, “Please Talk to Kids About AIDS,” raises this question in a cute but discomfiting way.  Read more...

2/25/08: From the National Partnership for Women and Families
NEW YORK TIMES EXAMINES PROVIDING HPV VACCINE TO BOYS IN EFFORT TO REDUCE CERVICAL CANCER RATES  According to the Times, Merck will submit data to FDA this year seeking approval for its HPV vaccine Gardasil to be administered to boys.  Read more...       

2/22/08: From the Denver Post
DPS BOARD MUM ON BIRTH CONTROL  Students and health care providers said access to birth control in schools is as sensible as putting seat belts in cars.  Read more...

2/21/08: From Rocky Mountain News
GRIEGO: LESSONS AT A SCHOOL FOR MOMS Teen mothers from Florence Crittenton School talk to representative Larry Liston regarding his recent comments about teen pregnancy.  Read more...

2/20/08: From the National Campaign
LATINO PARENT/TEEN COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE CALL  The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recently released two publications about communication between Latino teens and their parents.  On March 4, they will be hosting a conference call featuring the lead authors of those publications.  Read more...

1/15/08: From the National Partnerships for Women & Families
One-Third of Women With Only One Sexual Partner Contract HPV Within a Year  Nearly one-third of college-aged women who have had just one sexual partner contracted human papillomavirus within one year of becoming sexually active, according to a study to be published this week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.  Read more...

1/14/08: From the National Partnerships for Women & Families
Teens With Positive Attitudes Toward Delaying Sex Less Likely To Initiate Sex  Teenagers with positive attitudes about delaying sexual activity usually are less likely to become sexually active within the next year, according to a study in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.  Read more...

1/07/08: From The Denver Post
BIRTH LEAVE SOUGHT FOR GIRLS  Pregnant students in a Denver high school are asking for at least four weeks of maternity leave so they can heal, bond with their newborns and not be penalized with unexcused absences.  Read more...