Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 
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Protecting the Next Generation: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Protecting the Next Generation Program works to convince key decision makers to acknowledge and address young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs with regard to sex education, contraceptive access and counseling, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. We document and analyze young people’s knowledge, concerns, preferences and behavior; examine and suggest evidence-based improvements to policies and programs; and communicate our knowledge to a broad audience including policymakers, health care providers, media, researchers and activists.

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Highlights

"Where Do Young People Learn about Sexual Health? Education Beyond the Classroom" attracted more than 75 sexuality educators, health care providers, researchers, advocates, program directors, and public health and policy experts to discuss sources of sexual health information outside of school-based settings used by young people. Among the topics addressed were the Internet as a resource, innovative peer education strategies, media messaging for at-risk youth, and programs that integrate sexuality and spirituality.