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The third biennial Sex on Television 3 study finds the amount of sex on television remains high, but TV sex is more likely than in previous years to include some reference to "safer" sex issues such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or the possible consequences of unprotected sex.
Winners From Across The Country Raise Awareness About Teen Pregnancy In a national effort that got teens talking with their parents, teachers and peers about teen pregnancy, students in junior and senior high schools across the country took part in a contest to develop public service messages to raise awareness and generate action around teen…
Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform The second release in a series of fact sheets and issue briefs on key topics in the field of children, media and health.
The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games -- pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on…
SexSmarts Survey- Teens and Sexual Health Communication As part of an on-going public information partnership called SexSmarts, seventeen magazine and the Kaiser Family Foundation conduct nationally-representative surveys of teens 15 to 17 on issues related to their sexual health. This survey examines sexual health communication between teens and their parents, health care providers and partners.
African Americans represent twelve percent of the U.S. population, or approximately 35 million people, but have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
This survey snapshot is part of the new KFF/MTV Fight for Your Rights: Protect Yourself (FFYR), MTV's campaign to inform and empower young people on the issues surrounding their sexual health, including HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted disease (STDs) and teen pregnancy.
This issue brief examines the federal, state, and local policies that guide approaches to sex education today. It also examines recent research into community-level experiences and practices, as well as emerging evidence about the effectiveness of different types of sex education curricula.
Compared to women, men are less likely to think about their sexual health - let alone make regular visits to the doctor. However, new research from the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that reproductive health services should be provided to men, for their own sake.
Teens and young adults face many pressures and decisions involving alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity decisions that often occur simultaneously. Almost one quarter of sexually active young people aged 15-24 report having sex without a condom because they were drinking or using drugs at the time.
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