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4155.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Evaluate the role of pulic and policy support for pregnancy, STI and HIV prevention programs for youth in the U.S. including abstinence only education. 2. Identify the role of evidence-based approaches to adolescent reproductive health programming. 3. Identify ways research data has translated into practice initiatives in youth reproductive health programming around the world and discuss the use of online research tools in data collection. | |||
John S. Santelli, MD | |||
Research to practice: How global research findings on a key issue in reproductive health for youth (sex education) have been utilized in developing countries William R. Finger, Hally Mahler, Doug Kirby, Judy Senderowitz | |||
Use of science based curricula: Results from the Wisconsin Adolescent Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Tania B. Basta, MPH, Shannon Knoedler, MSW, Karen Sherman, MA | |||
Sex talk: Policy preferences on sex education in American schools Amy Bleakley, PhD, MPH, Michael Hennessy, PhD, MPH, Martin Fishbein, PhD | |||
It Gets Worse: Abstinence-Only Programs 2006 Update William A. Smith | |||
Projected medical cost savings attributable to comprehensive sex education programs for adolescents Samuel Olaiya, PhD, MBA, MHA, Kenneth Steinman, PhD, MPH, Enriqué Seoane-Vazquez, PhD | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Organized by: | Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health | ||
Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; APHA-International Human Rights Committee; HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing |
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA