May 2007
5/29/07: From
COAPPP
STATEMENT ON TEEN PARENTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
In response to Rocky Mountain News article.
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5/17/07: From
The Denver Post
ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL EXPIRE
Democratic leaders said Wednesday they will let a
$50 million grant program for sexual-abstinence
education expire June 30.
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5/17/07: From
kaisernetwork.org
COLORADO GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL THAT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE
HEALTH DISPARITIES Governor Ritter signed
Senate
Bill 242 on May 15th, calling for
the creation of an Office of Health Disparities and
two advisory councils to address racial, ethnic and
rural health disparities.
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5/17/07: From the
Leadville Herald Democrat
PREGNANCY PREVENTION NEEDS EMPHASIS Lake
County has a good program for teen moms to continue
their education, but is anything being done to
prevent teen pregnancy?
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5/16/07: From The
Denver Post
EX-FOSTER KIDS GIVEN MEDICAID EXTENSION
Governor Ritter signed a bill into law on May 15th
that extends Medicaid coverage until age 21 for
foster kids.
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5/15/07: From
the Rocky Mountain News
RITTER SIGNS BILLS ON GAY ADOPTION, SEX ED
Governor Bill Ritter signed
House Bill 1292 into law
on May 14th, requiring public schools that offer sex
education to adopt standards rooted in sound
scientific research.
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5/10/07: From
the Leadville Herald Democrat
A BABY CHANGES THINGS Two teen
mothers in Lake County share their stories and
experiences as young parents.
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5/7/07: From
Longmont FYI
SEX ED, HEALTH CLASS REVAMPED The
discovery by the St. Vrain Valley School District of
a contradiction in their health curriculum policy
has led the district to propose a new policy.
The new policy states that the district is committed
to a comprehensive health education program.
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5/7/07: From
Newsweek
JUST SAY NO - TO BAD SCIENCE "No one is
saying that researchers cheat, but how they design a
study of sex education can practically preordain the
results."
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5/5/07: From the
Pueblo Chieftain
TEEN PREGNANCY RATE DIPS IN HUERFANO STUDY
Teen pregnancy rates in Huerfano county have
declined significantly, falling from 25 births in
2004 to teens age 15-19, to eight births in 2005.
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5/4/07: From the
Pueblo Chieftain
TEENS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSS PREVENTION OF TEEN
PREGNANCY May is National Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Month, and the Pueblo community is
getting involved.
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5/3/07: From the
Leadville Herald Democrat
LAKE COUNTY TOPS IN TEEN PREGNANCY
According to the most recent adolescent health
statistics, Lake County shows the highest teen
pregnancy rates in Colorado.
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5/2/07: From the
Denver Post
SENATE OKS CERVICAL CANCER SHOT COVERAGE
The Colorado Senate approved
HB 1301
requiring insurance companies to cover the
cost of a vaccine for cervical cancer. The
bill also directs the health department to create an
education campaign about the human papilloma virus,
which causes about 70% of cervical cancer cases.
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5/1/07: From
COAPPP
MAY IS TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH
COAPPP is joining the National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy in recognizing the tireless efforts
of parents, professionals, advocates and adolescents
to promote healthy decisions about sexuality and
pregnancy prevention among youth.
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