Sex-Ed Aim: Accessorize for Health

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Sex-Ed Aim: Accessorize for Health

Denver Post (www.denverpost.com) (12/07/00) P. B1
Auge, Karen

In Denver, health officials and Planned Parenthood workers are distributing this week 1,775 silk purses filled with condoms in an effort to reduce teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The workers are attaching condom use information to posters of steamed-up couples on the backs of restroom-stall doors at area teen dance clubs, coffeehouses, community clinics, and clothing stores. The fliers that contain the condom information also include coupons for a silk purse filled with three male and two female condoms. The coupons can be exchanged at a number of area sites. The program is part of a $180,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded study that aims to prevent unintended pregnancies and STDs. "We don't expect with a campaign like this we can change actual behavior," explained Sheana Bull, a behavioral scientist for Denver public health. "But changing attitudes is the first step."
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