Posts tagged AIDS
Young Women of Color and HIV/AIDS: Where Did We Go Wrong?

HIV infection rates have declined in other high-risk populations, yet new HIV and AIDS cases among black women and Latinas in New York State have more than tripled in the last 15 years. Women of color now account for 85 percent of women in the state living with HIV/AIDS. Nearly half of the females newly infected with HIV are teens and most of the rest are women aged 20 to 24.

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Children and Families, Feet in Two Worlds, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerAIDS, blacks, city government, communities, families, health, HIV, Latinos, NYC, policies, public education, public health, teens, The New School, youthComment
Overhauling Sex Ed: The New Curriculum for NYC Schools

New York City has begun to revamp sex education in the public schools, creating a new health curriculum as well as an HIV/AIDS education program. Are the city schools doing all they can to prepare young New Yorkers for safe sexual lives? What do parents, students and teachers think of the changes? How is our city’s experience in keeping with national trends while bucking others?

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Government & Communities, Schools WatchAbigail KramerAIDS, Center for New York City Affairs, city government, CNYCA, curriculum, education, health, high schools, HIV, NYC, policies, politics, public education, public health, public policy, public schools, schools, sex education, students, The New SchoolComment