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Seeking Common Ground:
Exploring the Role of Sexuality Education in Sexual Violence Prevention
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New Spending for a Wider Range of Sex Education
Roni Caryn Rabin, May 10, 2010
The new health law pours hundreds of millions of dollars into sex education programs that aim to provide teenagers with
comprehensive information about protecting themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The
programs, to be financed by $375 million in grants to the states over five years, are meant to encourage teenagers to
delay sexual activity but to use protection if they are already active — as half of all high school students are. Lessons on
healthy relationships, financial literacy and other life skills are also woven into the program, called PREP for Personal
Responsibility Education Program.
Continue reading: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/health/policy/11land.html
Health Effects of Media on Children and Adolescents
Victor C. Strasburger, MDa, Amy B. Jordan, PhDb, Ed Donnerstein, PhDc
a
Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
b
Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
c
Department of Communications, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Published online March 1, 2010
PEDIATRICS Vol. 125 No. 4 April 2010, pp. 756-767 (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-2563)
Youth spend an average of >7 hours/day using media, and the vast majority of them have access to a bedroom
television, computer, the Internet, a video-game console, and a cell phone. In this article we review the most recent
research on the effects of media on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Studies have shown that media
can provide information about safe health practices and can foster social connectedness. However, recent evidence raises
concerns about media's effects on aggression, sexual behavior, substance use, disordered eating, and academic
difficulties. We provide recommendations for parents, practitioners, the media, and policy makers, among others, for ways
to increase the benefits and reduce the harm that media can have for the developing child and for adolescents.
Continue reading: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/756
Also:
What do Parents Think About Sex Education http://www.moappp.org/Documents/Parents_sexedF1.pdf
Kirby D. Emerging Answers 2007: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted
Diseases. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 2007.
Trenholm C. Devaney B. Fortson K. Quay L. Wheeler J. Clark M. Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence
Education Programs: Final Report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2007.
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