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  • Looking at loveLife: The First Year

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    Looking at loveLife: The First YearSummaries of Monitoring and Evaluation loveLife is a deliberate departure from traditional approaches to HIV prevention, relying on a combination of commercial marketing and public health techniques to promote a new healthy lifestyle among a 12-17 year old target group - identified at highest risk of HIV infection. loveLife's strategy is premised on the importance of more open communication about sex and sexuality as an essential precondition for sexual behaviour…

  • How  Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than-Perfect Health?

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    How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than-Perfect Health? This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems. Seven hypothetical consumers with varying health conditions were defined and insurers and HMOs in eight different markets around the country were asked to consider them as though they were real consumers applying for coverage. Executive Summary (.pdf) Full Report

  • Clinical Drug Trials Helpful or Harmful? Dilemma of Using Drugs to Prevent Diseases in People Who are at Risk but Otherwise Healthy, Especially When the Drugs Have Serious Side Effects

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    Host: Nick Adams; Reporter: Joe Palca Reprinted with permission of National Public Radio NOAH ADAMS, host: Any doctor will tell you that preventing a disease is better than treating one. But disease prevention can be tricky. Virtually anything you do to lower the risk for one disease raises the risk of something else. For example, even a daily jog to prevent heart disease puts you at greater risk for sprained muscles and twisted ankles. As…

  • Sex on TV 2: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation Chart Pack

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    This study is the second in a biennial series of studies examining both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. (The prior report is publication #1458.) The current study also examines any changes that have occurred in the presentation of sexual messages on television over the last two years. The study looked at 1,114 programs from…

  • Sex on TV 2: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation

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    This study is the second in a biennial series of studies examining both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. (The prior report is publication #1458.) The current study also examines any changes that have occurred in the presentation of sexual messages on television over the last two years. The study looked at 1,114 programs from…

  • Sex on TV 2: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Summary

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    This study is the second in a biennial series of studies examining both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. (The prior report is publication #1458.) The current study also examines any changes that have occurred in the presentation of sexual messages on television over the last two years. The study looked at 1,114 programs from…

  • loveLife

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    :The Foundation's Largest Initiative Ever Aims To Curb HIV Infection Among South African Youth The initiative is a bold and ambitious attempt to reduce HIV infection among South African adolescents by promoting sexual health and healthy futures for young people. The main target group of the campaign is 12- to 17-year-olds, but special programs focusing on children 6 to 12 years of age are also part of the campaign. The focus and program components of…

  • Teens & Sex: The Role of Popular Television Fact Sheet, May 2000

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      TV shows and movies are an important source of information for teens and others about sexual health issues. Many teens rank entertainment media as a top source of information about sexuality and sexual health. This fact sheet combines information from several Kaiser Family Foundation studies on the issues of teens and sex and the role popular television plays on this subject.                          …

  • Public Service Ads to Help Disadvantaged Youth Bridge the Digital Divide

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    The Kaiser Family Foundation announced that it will create television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at connecting disadvantaged youth with technology resources and training. The PSAs, along with a coordinated effort to develop a national database of youth-oriented community technology centers, were announced at an East Palo Alto event on April 17th hosted by President Clinton. News Release: New Fact Sheet

  • “Here’s Looking at You, Kid”: Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs in Entertainment Media

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    "Here's Looking at You, Kid": Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs in Entertainment Media A comprehensive review of research that analyzes alcohol, tobacco and drugs in entertainment media and their impact on the behavior of American youth. The report reviews portrayals of substance use on television, in movies and in popular music; looks at trends in substance portrayals; and makes recommendations for future research in these areas. The report was prepared for The National Center on Addiction…