| CDC Reports on Teen Sexual Health Trends: Progress Has Slowed |
| On July 16th the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an issue of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) focusing on the sexual and reproductive health of young people, The report, titled the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10–24 – United States, 2002–2007, features statistics ... |
| Healthy Teen Initiative Amendment Passed as Part of Health Care Reform Legislation |
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On July 20, 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment to add a new Healthy Teen Initiative to the proposed healthcare reform legislation that is making its way through Congress. The amendment will dedicate $50 million in funding to states for evidence-based programs designed to prevent teen ... |
| Senate Eliminates Existing Abstinence-Only Funding; Invests in Evidence-Based Prevention |
| At the end of July 2009, the Senate began consideration of its version of the Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (FY10 Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. The $163.1 billion bill was marked up by the Senate Appropriation Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Tuesday, July 28 and by the ... |
| Ambassador Goosby Begins to Reveal New Directions in U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda at the International AIDS Society Conference |
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The Fifth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention took place in Cape Town, South African on July 19–22. This biennial conference brings approximately 5,000 delegates, primarily scientists, clinicians, public health experts, and community leaders from all over the world to engage in these discussions. On the ... |
| Common Ground Bill Seeks to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy, Reduce the Need for Abortions, and Support Parents |
| Could the third time be the charm? That is the hope of Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH), an opponent of abortion, and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a pro-choice supporter, who reintroduced a compromise bill to reduce the need for abortion on July 23, 2009.[i] The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for ... |
| Audit Report Shows Former Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Grant Coordinator Misused Funds |
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A recent audit conducted by the office of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reports that Gail Dignam, former chief of the Louisiana Governor’s Program on Abstinence (GPA), improperly managed Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funding, awarding her own organization state contracts and directing thousands of tax-payer dollars to her son.[i]
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