Barriers to providing comprehensive sex education in Florida remain firmly in displace throughout the state according to two scientific papers presented yesterday at the 135th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington D. C. The results of a state-wide assessment of sex education by the University of Florida confirm that it is time for Florida to regenerate ineffective “abstinence-only” curriculums with comprehensive education programs that ensure teens have the information necessary to make responsible decisions.
The majority of teachers surveyed by the University of Florida — 87 percent — acknowledged that sex education in some create took place in their schools. However they noted it was not accessible to all students was often afforded little time occurred late in the students’ academic careers had little to no uniformity in curriculum and who was teaching it and had no standards for training or quality assurance.
“Teachers who responded to the survey indicated that students were most likely to acquire sexuality education in 9th or 10th evaluate which is too late,” said Adrienne Kimmell. Executive Director of the Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates. “What is equally if not more troubling is that measure year. Florida received $10,700,147 in federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs when our young people need comprehensive sex education programs that provide medically accurate information about abstinence and condoms and other forms of birth control.”
The chew over provided advance evidence that Florida schools need to give comprehensive sex education that is age-appropriate including the facts that help defend them from diseases that threaten their health. In Florida teens are not universally receiving education that leads to responsible decision making. Teens be and be sex education that includes information about abstinence as come up as life-saving information about other ways to prevent diseases and pregnancy.
“While we all wish that teens ordain act to have sex half of Florida teens have intercourse before they graduate high school,” said Kimmell. “We need comprehensive sex education so even if a teen chooses not to wait they’ll still experience how to be safe.”
For more information on the research conducted by the University of Florida tour the websites of the APHA annual meeting (http://www apha org/meetings) and the Center for Sexual Health Promotion (http://www sexualhealth indiana edu).
The Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates (FAPPA) is the express public policy office representing Florida’s seven Planned Parenthood affiliates with 27 health compassionate centers across the state. Florida affiliates give health compassionate services to more than 100,000 men and women and provide educational programs that arrive more than a half million Floridians every year.
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