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Sex Education

Sex Education. Leslie M. Kantor, PhD, MPH Professor and Chair, Dept of Urban-Global Public Health May 5, 2019 Leslie.Kantor@Rutgers.edu @ LeslieKantor. Sex Education Defined.

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Sex Education

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  1. Sex Education Leslie M. Kantor, PhD, MPH Professor and Chair, Dept of Urban-Global Public Health May 5, 2019 Leslie.Kantor@Rutgers.edu @LeslieKantor

  2. Sex Education Defined • Sex Education in high quality teachingand learning about a broad variety of topics related to sex and sexuality, exploring values and beliefs about those topics and gaining the skills that are needed to navigate relationships and manage one’s own sexual health. Sex Education in the United States

  3. Key Concepts in Sex Education • Sexual Behavior • Human Development • Relationships • Personal Skills • Sexual Health • Society & Culture Sex Education in the United States

  4. Topic Examples • Reproduction • Body Image • Gender Identity • Friendships • Communication • Abstinence • Contraception • Decision-Making Sex Education in the United States

  5. Characteristics of Effective Programs • Experiential learning; • Theories of behavior change; • Taught by trained teachers. Sex Education in the United States

  6. Federal Policy on Sex Education

  7. Mandates are mainly at the state level -- some cities/districts have established policies. At the federal level there is some funding for evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention.

  8. Sex Education Guidance • Almost every state provides some guidance around sex education • Mandates: Sex educationmust be taught. • Content Requirements: Ifsex education is taught, thenit must/must not address certain topics.

  9. Sex Education Mandates 24 States + DC

  10. HIV Education Mandates 33 States + DC Mandate No Mandate

  11. Not All Mandates are Created Equal Utah Mandate California Mandate • Must cover abstinence • Requires information on contraception and condoms • All information about sexual orientation and gender identity/expression must be affirming and inclusive • Must stress abstinence • Must stress the importance of sex only within the context of marriage • Does not require information on contraception or condoms

  12. What Schools Provide & What Young People Receive

  13. School-based sex education • In most states, fewer than half of high schools and aquarterof middle schools teach all CDC essential health topics. • In high school health classes, 25% don’t include information on condom use.

  14. Percentage of Schools Requiring Health Education, by Grade High Schools Middle Schools Elementary Schools %

  15. Percentage of females 15-19 who received formal sex education, by topic

  16. Beyond School-Based Sex Education Sex Education in the United States

  17. Digitally-Native Youth

  18. Digital Tools for Sex Education Sex Education in the United States

  19. Planned Parenthood Chat/Text Over 1 million chats since September 2010 20 educators, 6 monitors Available 93 hours/week Sex Education in the United States

  20. Sex Ed for the YouTube Generation

  21. Creating AMAZE

  22. AMAZE is available in 10 languages

  23. Consent Videos Sex Education in the United States

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  25. What's the right age to have sex for the first time? What will happen to me if I masturbate too much? How do I tell someone I like them? When are you no longer a virgin? Is my vagina normal? POPULAR QUESTIONS

  26. Sex Ed in the News

  27. Sex Ed in the News: Colorado

  28. Sex Ed in the News: California

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