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Marriage Promotion for Refugees Living in the U.S.
On May 3, the Department of Health and Human Service’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced that…
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Chicago Public Schools Adopt Comprehensive Sexuality Education Policy
The Board of Education of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has taken a big step to standardize and…
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Brazil: An Inspiration and Model for HIV/AIDS Prevention
In some circles, Brazil is most commonly associated with its colorful and raucous Carnaval celebration, but among those…
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Web Filtering in Palm Beach, FL: Schools Blocks Access to LGBT Sites
In Palm Beach County, FL students and free speech advocates are branding their school district’s internet filtering policies…
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Massachusetts to Change Use of Title V Funds
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) has changed the use of the state’s Title V funding despite the state…
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Secret White House Meeting on Plan B
White House consultations are seldom, if ever, part of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval…
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GAO Report finds Frustration and Confusion in Countries Receiving U.S. Assistance for HIV/AIDS
On April 4, 2006, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges…
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Gay-Straight Alliance Banned in North Carolina, Challenge Expected
The Rowan-Salisbury School Board in Charlotte, North Carolina voted unanimously on Monday, April 10 to “ban all sexually…
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Congress Takes Aim at Crisis Pregnancy Centers
The Washington Post recently published an article stating that “millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed to…
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Condom Interventions Do Not Lead to Earlier Sex, More Sex, or More Partners
HIV-prevention interventions that include information about condoms do not inadvertently lead to earlier sexual debut, more frequent sexual…
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South African Political Figures Trial Brings HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women to the Fore
Former South African Deputy President and presidential hopeful Jacob Zuma is on trial in the Johannesburg High Court…
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With New STD Statistics, State and Local Health Departments Are Instigating Change
State and local health departments across the country are reporting increasing teen pregnancy rates and soaring sexually transmitted…