Summer Course 2009: Adolescent Sexual Health
June 15-18, 2009
Houston, Texas
Learn how to become an advocate for adolescent sexual health at the University of Texas Prevention Research Center's four-day summer course. The course is open to teachers, nurses, counselors, health educators, health professionals; community members, researchers, advocates, school board members, and anyone interested in adolescent sexual health. An expert panel of presenters, composed of researchers and community members, will provide innovative instruction on the following topics:
Current view on prevalence of adolescent pregnancy/STI/HIV
Sex in the media
Sexuality through the life span
Adolescent sexual issues
Sexual response cycle
Sexual diversity
Effective programs
Answering hard questions
Adolescent cognitive development
Texas law
Contraceptives
Healthy relationships