The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Sexually At Risk: Understanding Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents
4324.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Oral
Sexually At Risk: Understanding Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents
This session provides insight into the sexual risk taking behaviors of adolescents. Viable models for reaching this population to reduce risk are discussed. Such models are situated in diverse settings and transcend types of services ranging from health care delivery to the effective use of information systems.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Jennifer R. Boyle, MS
8:30 PMSexual health education online: Adolescents' vs. young adults' information needs
Julie Rae E. Temby, MPH, Lisa K. Gilbert, PhD, Sarah E. Rogers
8:45 PMImpact of culture, gender and class on the utility of the Health Belief Model in understanding abstinence, monogamy and condom-use among adolescents
Ruth C. White, PhD, MPH, MSW
9:00 PMAdolescents with older sexual partners: Associations with sexual risk behaviors
Patricia J. Dittus, PhD, Leah Robin, PhD, Sonal Doshi, MS, MPH
9:15 PMDeveloping a youth outreach facility for STD prevention: Results from The Positive S.O.U.R.C.E. (Students, Outreaching, Uniting, and Representing Community Excellence)
Michelle Larro, MA, C. Kevin Malotte, DrPH, Typhanye Penniman, MPH, Matthew Hogben, PhD, Janet S St. Lawrence, PhD, Nancy L. VanDevanter, DrPH, Susan Middlestadt, PhD, James W. Gaines, BS
9:30 PMProblematic language about sexuality used by health care providers in a small sample of adolescent general health check-ups
Marilyn Bobbin, MS, Bradley O. Boekeloo, MS, PhD, Kevin Worrell, MD, Ellen Hamburger, MD
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; School Health Education and Services; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA