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Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies Through Comprehensive Sex Ed

Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies Through Comprehensive Sex Ed

FromThe Heart of Healthcare


Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies Through Comprehensive Sex Ed

FromThe Heart of Healthcare

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Quality, evidence-based sex education is more important than ever. In this episode [Ep 10 revisited], youth sex educator Nora Gelperin dives into sex education today and why abstinence-only education has been a failed experiment. She also touches upon contraceptive access for teens, and the #FreeThePill movement to make birth control available over the counter.Nora is the director of Sexuality Education and Training at Advocates for Youth. She is also a proponent of evidence-based sex education, supported by leading professional organizations, including the AMA, ACOG, APHA, and AAP.Follow Advocates for Youth on Instagram.Follow host Halle Tecco on Instagram.Visit The Heart of Healthcare website for episode recaps.offscrip.com/showsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jul 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Heart of Healthcare podcast expands upon the traditional lens of what we think of as “healthcare” by exploring the social determinants of health, including our food system, housing, climate change, and more. Join host Halle Tecco, healthcare investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, for authentic and compelling conversations with the people behind the movements that deconstruct underlying problems and identify how we can work together to solve them. Episode by episode, Heart of Healthcare will move the needle and figure out how to improve healthcare for all. For more information about this series, visit https://heartofhealthcarepodcast.com and https://OffScrip.com.