Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention - APP

05/10/2023

Debunk myths and misinformation. Prepare before you are there.
• https://www.cdc.gov/std/saw/pbyt/start-here.htm
• https://www.cdc.gov/std/saw/pbyt/quiz.htm

STD Awareness Week: Prepare Before You're There

05/09/2023

Relationship checklist
• https://www.cdc.gov/std/saw/pbyt/conversation.htm
• Imperfect parent club

05/08/2023

Confident, but WRONG. If you’re not talking to them about important things, their friends are.
It is possible to get pregnant during your period. S***m can live inside your body for up to five days, that means if you have unprotected s*x at any time it could result in a pregnancy or an STI.

05/06/2023

https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent
• National S*xual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5DecVLCJwY

05/05/2023

NO, you should NEVER use more than one condom at a time. Using 2 condoms offers less protection and can cause friction between them, weakening the material and causing breakage.
Link: https://pcaiowa.org/lets-talk-adults/

05/04/2023

Confident, but WRONG. If you’re not talking to them about important things, their friends are.
If not you, then who? Emergency contraception is not included in pregnancy tests. https://www.cdc.gov/std/saw/talktesttreat/default.htm

05/03/2023

Confident, but WRONG. If you’re not talking to them about important things, their friends are.
If not you, then who? It only takes one s***m to fertilize an egg (get pregnant). If a person has unprotected s*x, they are risk of pregnancy or an STI.

05/02/2023

Empower youth to make well-informed medically accurate healthy decisions.
• https://www.cdc.gov/std/saw/talktesttreat/default.htm
• https://yourlifeiowa.org/

CDC's STD Awareness Week Talk Test Treat campaign.

05/02/2023

It's time! Spring is in the air and new opportunities for growth are everywhere! This month, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention - APP and Prevent Child Abuse Iowa are asking the question: If Not Now, Then When?
So let's start that conversation we've been meaning to have with the youth in our lives. They're growing, too, experiencing changes in their bodies physically and emotionally and have questions they need answered.

Do you know what questions they have about friendship? Dating? Love? S*x? Iowa kids have these questions, and if you’re not teaching them or they’re not asking you, often friends’ confidently wrong answers may be what they believe.
It’s time to talk to them. If not you, then who?
“Having s*x during your period prevents pregnancy” – Age 11, Southeast Iowa
Confident, but WRONG. If you’re not talking to them about important things, their friends are.
If not you, then who?

  Conversations regarding s*x and healthy relationships need to start early and continue throughout adolescence. If you’re not sure how to start these conversations or what to say, you’re not alone! Get the conversation started with these four questions and thoughts: ARE THEY IN A HEALTHY RELAT...

04/24/2023

Hope to see you there! :)

03/24/2023