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Let’s Talk About Sex(ual) Health

Teen Health Mississippi

This September, we’re celebrating healthy youth and whole communities through Sexual Health Awareness Month. Learn how to take charge of your sexual health this month through these resources. Sexual Health Resources Choose Your Method : This tool allows you to choose a contraceptive option that works for you. Safer Sex With ME.

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

If you were to travel across the United States asking schools how they approach health education, you’d get a VERY wide range of responses. Some schools avoid the topic altogether. Some schools even host teen clinics right on campus. Implementing systems to increase student access to health care.

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Supporting and Equipping Youth and Their Communities for National Adolescent Health Month

Teen Health Mississippi

In addition to May being Sex Ed for All Month , it is also National Adolescent Health Month. This year, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Population Affairs (OPA) has outlined four themes: Expand sexual and reproductive health information and services.

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THMS Celebrates Community Health Center Week 2022

Teen Health Mississippi

This week, Teen Health Mississippi (THMS) is celebrating Community Health Center Week 2022. Every year during the first full week of August, community health centers (CHCs) around the country promote and celebrate their work with various activities. by Whitney French. The daily celebrations are as follows: .

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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.

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Helpful Resources for Teaching Sex Education

Teen Health Mississippi

According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control , 48% of Mississippi high school students say they’ve had sex, and of those, 44.2% didn’t use a condom the last time they had sex. Resources for Teaching Sex Education. While it may feel like it at times, you’re not teaching on an island. Other Resources.

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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.

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