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Los Angeles County Launches In-Home STD Testing for Women
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is taking unprecedented steps to reduce the rates of curable sexually transmitted diseases by offering an innnovative, first-in-the-nation large scale campaign to deliver Home Test Kits to young women. A website has been set up to not only provide the kits, but to also provide results, information, and referral for treatment, if necessary at www.dontthinkknow.org To see the full press release on this new program press HERE
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Positively SpeakingJuly-AugustPositively Speaking presentations will be available for year round health classes during July and August on a limited basis so book presentations early by calling Nancy Ramos at 213-241-3518 or book online at the “box” tothe left. H1N1 (SWINE FLU) OUTBREAK(CLICK HERE FOR CDC INFO)(LAST UPDATED 06-27-2009 08:00 pst)
2007 YRBS Nation's High School Students Showing Overall Improvements in Health-Related Behaviors (Be sure to check the research documents section of this web site.) For More Info on CDC click HERE |
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Addressing Health DisparitiesIn the United States racial and ethnic minorities, as well as sexual minority populations, suffer disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions, many of which result from health-related behaviors that are established during childhood and adolescence. These behaviors include physical inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, sexual risk behaviors, and poor asthma management. For more info, click HERE STAY TUNED FOR YRBS 2009
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CASHE Health Teacher's Conference Update The California Association of School Health Educators will host their Annual Health Teachers Conference on Saturday, December 5, 2009.The conference will be held at Cal-State Long Beach and willcover a wide range of health topics. For further information go to www.CASHE.org. Cost will probably be less than $50. |
Student Health and Academic Achievement The academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. Health-related factors such as hunger, physical and emotional abuse, and chronic illness can lead to poor school performance.1 Health-risk behaviors such as substance use, violence, and physical inactivity are consistently linked to academic failure and often affect students' school attendance, grades, test scores, and ability to pay attention in class.2-8 In turn, academic success is an excellent indicator for the overall well-being of youth and a primary predictor and determinant of adult health outcomes.9-13 Leading national education organizations recognize the close relationship between health and education, as well as the need to embed health into the educational environment for all students.14-19 |
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