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Guiding Principles for Sexual Health Education for Young People

May 2010

A new publication was recently made available entitled “Guiding Principles for Sexual Health Education for Young People: A Guide for Community-Based Organizations”. The guide is the product of the New York State Department of Health Adolescent Sexual Health Work Group, a joint committee of the AIDS Institute, Center for Community Health (CCH) and Office of Health Insurance Programs.

Sexual health education for young people is a challenging topic. Community-based organizations play an important role in delivering sexual health education to adolescents to decrease the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV and unintended pregnancy.

The guide was developed to provide background information behind the guiding principles for adolescent sexual health education. It provides strategies that community-based organizations can put into action to overcome challenges associated with fulfilling these principles and resources are referenced that provide more in-depth information, as well as additional potential strategies.

The publication was recently mailed to approximately 450 youth-serving agencies and organizations throughout New York State and copies have been shared internally with division/bureau directors and contract managers. The publication can be located on the New York State Department of Health web site at http://www.nyhealth.gov/publications/0206/index.htm or a copy can be downloaded by clicking here (Adobe Acrobat).