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HIV PREVENTION AND SEX ED IN NYC SCHOOLS

Claire Simon, Love Heals &

Allen James, YouthBASE

Prevention Justice Seminar

November 10, 2004

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Claire Simon is the Program Director for Love Heals: The Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Eduction. She is an member of the Task Force on HIV Education in New York City Public Schools.

Allen James is Executive Director of YouthBASE. YouthBASE trains high school students to become peer educators and supports their HIV and STD prevention efforts through a variety of school- and community-based programs. YouthBASE also works with parents, educators, school administrators, public health professionals and community-based organizations to develop creative, dynamic strategies for stopping the spread of adolescent HIV.

Mr. James was raised in New York City, attended Hampton University on an athletic scholarship, and the University of Colorado as well as CUNY. As Deputy Executive Director of the Fortune Society, he developed innovative service programs that addressed addiction and recovery, long-term unemployment, prison recidivism, and care for persons with AIDS. In the 1990's Mr. James was Executive Director of Playing To Win (PTW), an advocacy and service organization that strives to make technology and science education available to inner city children.





Recommended Readings
Sex Education

11. Myths and Facts about Sex Education
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/rrr/mythsfacts.pdf

12. Does Sex Education Work?
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/sexedtext.html

13. Youth Involvement in Prevention Programming
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/iag/involvement.htm

14. Testimony of Lee Che Leong On Health Educational Issues In The New York City Department of Education, New York State Assembly Committee on Education February 5, 2004.

15. School Condom Availability
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fsschcon.htm

16. From the classroom to the congregation: faith based sex education.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/articles/041028-sex-ed.html

17. Adolescent Sexuality. Planned Parenthood.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/sexuality/AdolescSexual.html

18. Demand Comprehensive Sexuality Education Now.
http://capwiz.com/nyac/issues/alert/?alertid=4360501&type=CO

19. A Call for Reform: Strengthening HIV/AIDS Education in New York City’s Public Schools. Press Release.

20. A Call for Reform: Strengthening HIV/AIDS Education in New York City’s Public Schools. NYAC, January 7, 2004.

21. Failing Grade: Health Education in NYC Schools: An Analysis of K-8 Health Education System in New York City’s Public School System. A Report By Assemblymember Scott Stringer, 67th AD, June 2003

22. Office of School Health Continues to Lay Foundation for An Improved Comprehensive Health and HIV/AIDS Education Program in New York City Public Schools. Press Release.

23. Masturbation.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/facts/020904_masturbation.pdf

24. Address the Connection between Gender and HIV/AIDS
http://www.amotherspromise.org/factsheets/pdf/Address_Connection_Gender_AIDS.pdf

25. SCIENCE AND SUCCESS Sex Education and Other Programs
That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/ScienceSuccess.pdf