article thumbnail

While We Wait for Better Sex Ed, We Work

Teen Health Mississippi

May is Sex Ed for All Month. In Mississippi, however, not all youth are provided with the sex education they need and deserve. Mississippi needs more comprehensive sex education. We are still waiting for Mississippi to move toward comprehensive sex education. And while we wait, we work.

Sex Ed 87
article thumbnail

5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside of school. It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. This is lifelong work. respectively). based on gender.

Schooling 221
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

National Public Health Week: Empowering Youth for a Healthy Future

Teen Health Mississippi

Here at Teen Health Mississippi, we are dedicated to ensuring youth and young adults (YYA) have the resources they need to make decisions for their health and well-being. This National Public Health Week, we want to empower you , the trusted adults in their lives, to be champions alongside YYA for their well-being.

Sex Ed 52
article thumbnail

Live Well: Reproductive and Sexual Health

Human Kinetics

Customize health and sex education instruction to meet local needs Middle school and high school health education and sex education standards vary from state to state and from district to district.

article thumbnail

Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education

ASHA

Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education. Post submitted by Jeanie Alter (she/her/hers), Executive Director, American School Health Association, and HRC Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Team. However, not all schools provide comprehensive sex education. AS: I wish they would even mention LGBTQ topics!

Sex Ed 52
article thumbnail

Helpful Resources for Teaching Sex Education

Teen Health Mississippi

Sex education has the power to change a young person’s life for the better, but teaching it can be a daunting and loaded responsibility for educators. The Importance of Comprehensive Sex Education. We know the impact that comprehensive sex education can have on a young person’s life, and the data backs us up.

Sex Ed 52
article thumbnail

4 Sex Education Stats That Show We Can Do Better For Teens

Teen Health Mississippi

When it comes to the state of sex education in Mississippi and across the country, there’s much work to be done if we want to see real results—more contraceptive use, less young people living with HIV, higher numbers of teens getting information to make informed decisions for their life and health. Sex Education Stats You Should Know.

Sex Ed 52