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STD Awareness Month -- April 2009

Submitted by Alex on April 14, 2009 - 5:10pm

We are in the middle of STD awareness month, which means we should all probably take a few minutes and do just that: be aware. The observance of STD awareness month is intended to normalize STD testing and conversations about sexual health.

Healthy Youth Act North Carolina

Submitted by Alex on March 4, 2009 - 9:32pm
If you have not already heard about the proposed legislation called the Healthy Youth Act, which would mandate a two-track system for sexuality education in North Carolina, you should look it up to read all the details. The two tracks would be abstinence-only until marriage (the current standard) and abstinence-based comprehensive sex education. This program would allow parents to decide which track their children will take. I think this legislation, if passed, will be an important step towards  reducing the high amont of disease and unwanted pregnency among youth in North Carolina.
 

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