Download or read book Why KNOw Abstinence Education Programs written by Kris Franie and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NPIN 25252: This instruction manual, designed for educators, promotes sexual abstinence among sixth graders, seventh graders, eighth graders, and high school students to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancy. The manual is divided into lesson plans for each grade level and high school. It introduces the following topics: pregnancy, puberty, peer and media pressure; how to set long-range goals, make informed decisions, and what it means to be married; the emotional and physical consequences of premarital sex (e.g., STDs and unplanned pregnancy); and the differences between healthy and abusive relationships, STD symptoms and their physical and social effects, sexual abstinence, the concept of 'second virginity,' and how to say 'no' to sex.
Download or read book Do Abstinence Programs Work written by Christine Watkins and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should schools be responsible for providing sex educations programs for all students? Or should parents talk to their teens about sex? Does an abstinence-only education violate a student's rights? Furthermore, are abstinence-only programs an effective source of pregnancy prevention? Readers will debate the pros and cons of modern sex education as they learn about the varying perspectives surrounding this hot topic from legislators, educators, and medical professionals.
Download or read book Content of Federally Funded Abstinence Only Education Programs written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abstinence Education Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs written by Marcia Crosse and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the efforts of the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies, the agency provides funding to states and organizations that offer abstinence-until-marriage education. This testimony discusses efforts by: (1) HHS and the states to assess the scientific accuracy of materials used in abstinence-until-marriage education programs; and (2) HHS, the states, and researchers to asses the effectiveness of abstinence-until-marriage education programs. Also discusses a Public Health Service Act requirement regarding medically accurate information about condom effectiveness. Illustrations.
Download or read book Impacts of Abstinence Education Programs written by U.s. Department of Education and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is B&W copy of the government agency publication. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The enactment of Title V, Section 510 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 significantly increased the funding and prominence of abstinence education as an approach to promote sexual abstinence and healthy teen behavior. Since fiscal year 1998, the Title V, Section 510 program has allocated $50 million annually in federal funding for programs that teach abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for school-age children. Under the matching block grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), states must match this federal funding at 75 percent, resulting in a total of $87.5 million annually for Title V, Section 510 abstinence education programs. All programs receiving Title V, Section 510 abstinence education funding must comply with the .A-H. definition of abstinence education (Table 1). In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress authorized a scientific evaluation of the Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program. This report presents final results from a multi-year, experimentally-based impact study conducted as part of this evaluation. It focuses on four selected Title V, Section 510 abstinence education programs: (1) My Choice, My Future! in Powhatan, Virginia; (2) ReCapturing the Vision in Miami, Florida; (3) Families United to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (FUPTP) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and (4) Teens in Control in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Based on follow-up data collected from youth four to six years after study enrollment, the report presents the estimated program impacts on youth behavior, including sexual abstinence, risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and other related outcomes. FOCAL PROGRAMS FOR THIS REPORT The four selected programs offered a range of implementation settings and program strategies, reflecting the array of operational experiences of the Title V, Section 510 programs operating nationwide. The programs served youth living in a mix of urban communities (Miami and Milwaukee) and rural areas (Powhatan, Virginia and Clarksdale, Mississippi). In three of these communities, the youth served were predominantly African- American or Hispanic and from poor, single-parent households. In Powhatan, youth in the programs were mostly white, non-Hispanic youth from working- and middle-class, two- parent households.
Download or read book Abstinence Education written by Isabella E. Rossi and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores teenage sexual activity and non-marital childbearing which have serious consequences for teens, their families, their communities and our society. The two greatest risk factors for teen pregnancy and transmission of STDs are the age at first onset, and the number of partners. By definition, abstinence education programs aim to do just that. Abstinence is the only 100 percent effective method to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Through education, mentoring, counselling and peer support, abstinence education services help teens delay the onset of sexual activity and reduce the number of sexual partners they have. The State Abstinence Education Program and the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) Program of the Administration for Children and Families, together with the Adolescent and Family Life Program from the Office of Population Affairs, provide useful tools to help parents, schools, communities and States guide our Nation's youth away from these devastating outcomes.
Download or read book The Waxman Report written by Henry Waxman and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when some of the most sweeping national initiatives in decades are being debated, Congressman Henry Waxman offers a fascinating inside account of how Congress really works by describing the subtleties and complexities of the legislative process. For four decades, Waxman has taken visionary and principled positions on crucial issues and been a driving force for change. Because of legislation he helped champion, our air is cleaner, our food is safer, and our medical care better. Thanks to his work as a top watchdog in Congress, crucial steps have been taken to curb abuses on Wall Street, to halt wasteful spending in Iraq, and to ban steroids from Major League Baseball. Few legislators can match his accomplishments or his insights on how good work gets done in Washington. In this book, Waxman affords readers a rare glimpse into how this is achieved-the strategy, the maneuvering, the behind-the-scenes deals. He shows how the things we take for granted (clear information about tobacco's harmfulness, accurate nutritional labeling, important drugs that have saved countless lives) started out humbly-derided by big business interests as impossible or even destructive. Sometimes, the most dramatic breakthroughs occur through small twists of fate or the most narrow voting margin. Waxman's stories are surprising because they illustrate that while government's progress may seem glacial, much is happening, and small battles waged over years can yield great results. At a moment when so much has been written about what's wrong with Congress-the grid, the partisanship, the influence of interest groups-Henry Waxman offers sophisticated, concrete examples of how government can (and should) work.
Download or read book Abstinence Education written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies is one objective of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS provides funding to states and organizations that provide abstinence-until-marriage education as one approach to address this objective. GAO was asked to describe the oversight of federally funded abstinence-until-marriage education programs. GAO is reporting on (1) efforts by HHS and states to assess the scientific accuracy of materials used in these programs and (2) efforts by HHS, states, and researchers to assess the effectiveness of these programs. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed HHS officials in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) that award grants for these programs.
Download or read book Abstinence Education written by Marcia Crosse and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies is one objective of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS provides funding to states and organizations that provide abstinence-until-marriage education as one approach to address this objective. GAO was asked to describe the oversight of federally funded abstinence-until-marriage education programs. GAO is reporting on: (1) efforts by HHS and states to assess the scientific accuracy of materials used in these programs; and (2) efforts by HHS, states, and researchers to assess the effectiveness of these programs. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed HHS officials in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) that award grants for these programs. To address concerns about the scientific accuracy of materials used in abstinence-until-marriage education programs, GAO recommends that the Secretary of HHS develop procedures to help assure the accuracy of such materials used in programs administered by ACF. HHS agreed to consider this recommendation. HHS also provided information on steps it takes to assure accuracy, which we GAO has incorporated into the report, as appropriate. Appended are: (1) HRSA's Technical Assistance Contract for Abstinence Education; (2) Methodology for Identifying and Reviewing Research Studies; (3) Comments from the Department of Health and Human Services; and (4) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 3 tables.) [This report was published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.].
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Delaying Sexual Intercourse written by Jody Lepp and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heritage Foundation presents the full text of the article entitled "The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth," by Robert Rector that was published in the April 8, 2002 issue of "Backgrounder." Abstinence education programs for youth can reduce early sexual activity and provide the groundwork for marital commitment and personal responsibility. Rector discusses the consequences of early sexual activity, including sexually transmitted diseases, emotional and psychological injury, and out of wedlock pregnancies. Rector details several effective programs.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth written by Robert Rector and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philippines Unprotected written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommendations -- Methods -- Background -- Findings on access to condoms and HIV/AIDS information in the Philippines -- Government response -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements.
Download or read book Impacts of Four Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs Final Report written by Christopher Trenholm and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since fiscal year 1998, the Title V, Section 510 program has allocated $50 million annually in federal funding for programs that teach abstinence form sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for school-age children. A new impact report from Mathematica's congressionally mandated multi-year evaluation of four abstinence education programs finds that the programs had no effect on the sexual abstinence of youth. But it also finds that youth in these programs were no more likely to have unprotected sex, a concern that has been raised by some critics of these programs. The following are appended: (1) Supporting Tables for the Impact Analysis; (2) Outlines of Curricula Used by the Four Programs Included in This Report; (3) Survey Questions Underlying the Outcome Measures Used for the Final Impact Analysis; (4) Estimated Impacts for Selected Subgroups; and (5) Program Impacts on Potential Mediators of Teen Sexual Activity (Measured from the Final Follow-Up Survey). (Contains 18 tables and 15 figures.).
Download or read book More Evidence of the Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another report shows that abstinence education works.
Download or read book The Purity Myth written by Jessica Valenti and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is obsessed with virginity - from the media to schools to government agencies. This panic is ensuring that young women's ability to be moral agents is absolutely dependent on their sexuality. Jessica Valenti, executive editor of Feministing.com and author of Full Frontal Feminism and Yes Means Yes, addresses this poignant issue in her latest book, The Purity Myth. Valenti argues that the country's intense focus on chastity is extremely damaging to young women. Through in depth analysis of cultural stereotypes and media messages, Valenti reveals that powerful messages - ranging from abstinence curriculum to ''Girls Gone Wild'' commercials - place a young woman's worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, as opposed to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti approaches the topic head-on, shedding light on chastity in a historical context, abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex, among other critical issues. She also offers solutions that pave the way for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity, including a call to rethink male sexuality and reframing the idea of ''losing it.'' With Valenti's usual balance of intelligence and wit, The Purity Myth presents a powerful and revolutionary argument that girls and women, even in this day and age, are overly valued for their sexuality, and that this needs to stop.
Download or read book Everything You Need to Know about Sexual Abstinence written by Barbara A. Moe and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students. This collection of high/low titles serves as a rich resource for your at-risk teens. With the test disk, it also provides an opportunity to reinforce your students' understanding of the material.
