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POPSDecember 1st: World AIDS Day Each year in the United States, about 20,000 young people are newly infected with HIV. Teens are at high risk for infection with HIV, even though they account for only a small percentage of reported AIDS cases. Over the last few years the annual number of new HIV infections has risen among youth. Furthermore, because of HIV's long incubation period, most people who have been diagnosed with AIDS while in their twenties may have been infected with HIV when they were teenagers. Adolescents experience nearly four million of the 15 million cases of sexually transmitted infection (STI) estimated to occur annually in the United States. The stigma associated with STI often prevents people from discussing STI and from getting treatment when they are infected. Teens have high rates of STI. In fact among American females, teens normally have the highest incidence of reported STI. Among males, teens have STI rates second only to males ages 20 to 24.
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POPSImproving U.S. Global HIV Prevention for Youth In March 2005, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) issued a policy directive entitled “ABC Guidance #1: For United States Government In-Country Staff and Implementing Partners Applying the ABC Approach to Preventing Sexually-Transmitted HIV Infections Within The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.” The purpose of the guidance was to clarify the implementation of the Abstinence, Be Faithful, Condoms (ABC) approach within the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) while taking into consideration the abstinence-until-marriage earmark mandated by Congress in the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. Due to clipmarking restrictions, I could only quote the headlines, which, at least, refer to the informative content.
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POPSEine kleine Geschichte der Empfängnisverhütung „Jedes Paar hat ein grundlegendes Menschenrecht, frei und verantwortlich über die Zahl und die Folge seiner Kinder zu entscheiden, und ein Recht auf entsprechende Erziehung und Information.“ UNO Menschenrechtskonferenz 1968
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POPSMyths & Facts about Sex Education Continuation: X The Claim: Parents want abstinence-only education to be taught in schools. X The Claim: For every $1 spent on abstinence-only programs, the federal government spends $12 on comprehensive sex ed programs. X The Claim: Condoms have a high failure rate in preventing unintended pregnancy. X The Claim: Condoms do not protect against human papillomavirus (HPV). X The Claim: Condoms are not effective in preventing the transmission of HIV and other STIs. X The Claim: Contraception is unreliable and ineffective.
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POPSMental Illness: Myths and Facts From a site offering support, this pages outlines some of the myths and provides the facts that demolish them. Since everyone is likely to be affected by illness, either as a sufferer or as a friend, family member, neighbour, work colleague, it is important to be aware of the facts.
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