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  • Condom Ads on TV: Unwrapping the Controversy

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    Ever seen a condom advertised on TV? Up until a few years ago, the answer was almost always "no." But condoms and other topics once considered "taboo" are beginning to make an appearance on the small screen. A number of leading broadcast networks, as well as cable channels have in recent years quietly let go of long-standing policies prohibiting contraceptive commercials. But several others still prohibit advertising for condoms - even though they accept ads…

  • Microbicides: So, What Are They? And Why Should You Care?

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    Some think they could be the biggest news for women since the pill. What are they? Microbicides. Scientists around the world are working to develop gels, creams, and other products that destroy or disable the viruses and bacteria that cause HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). While microbicides are not yet available, some public health experts believe they could hold promise as a method of prevention that women could initiate themselves. So, what, if…

  • S-CHIP Implementation in California

    Report

    This report examines the design and implementation of California's State Children's Health Insurance Program (known as Healthy Families), including contracting issues, program design and administration, and access to care by adolescents and children with special health care needs. This report is one of several appearing on this website from a five-state study of CHIP implementation in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, and Utah. REPORT Download

  • Key Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS

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    Women comprise a growing share of new cases of AIDS in the United States. In 1986, women only represented 7% of new cases of AIDS. By 1999 that share had risen to nearly one quarter. Not only do women represent an increasing share of persons with AIDS, today they represent 30 percent of new HIV infections. Women of color, particularly African Americans, have been hardest hit among women. This report provides an overview of the…

  • Hot Prospects, Cold Facts: National Survey of South African Youth

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    This report summarizes the key findings from the largest ever national survey of South African teenagers on their attitudes towards issues such as sex, gender, and substance abuse, as well as their aspirations for the future. This nationally representative random sample of 2,000 South Africans aged 12-17 years shows that young South Africans are overwhelmingly optimistic about the future of South Africa and filled with the usual aspirations and ambitions of youth. However, most young…

  • Talking with Kids (and Parents) A New Public Information Partnership with Nickelodeon

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    Talking with Kids About Tough Issues has teamed up with Nickelodeon in a national initiative launching March 8th, 2001 to support parent-child communication about "tough issues"-sex, violence, drugs and respect. The partnership will kick off with the release of data from a new survey of kids age 8-15 and their parents. Talking with Kids and Nickelodeon have developed new multimedia resources to help parents and kids talk together about issues like puberty and sex, violence,…

  • Sexual Activity and Substance Use Among Youth

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    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. These findings are from a new national survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and released at a conference, Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sexual Behavior, sponsored by the…

  • SexSmarts Survey – “Safer Sex”, Condoms and “the Pill”

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    As part of an on-going public information partnership called SexSmarts, seventeen and the Kaiser Family Foundation conduct nationally-representative surveys of teens 15 to 17 on issues related to their sexual health. This survey examines teens' knowledge and attitudes about "safer sex" and contraception (November 2000).Summary of Findings (.pdf)Toplines/Survey (.pdf)

  • Sex Smarts “Safer Sex”, Condoms and “the Pill” Survey Toplines

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    Sex Smarts "Safer Sex", Condoms and "the Pill" Survey Toplines This includes the questions and results from the second SexSmarts snapshot, a nationally representative survey of teens on their knowledge and attitudes about "safer sex" and contraception. The survey was developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and seventeen magazine. Toplines