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The Wisconsin Adolescent Health team would like to announce two new summaries of attitudes and opinions from Wisconsin parents, caregivers, and youth about sexual health education in public schools. We would like you to have these to share widely with those in your networks. To understand what parents think about sexual health education in schools, the Adolescent Health team partnered with University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin to conduct a survey of parents and caregivers of children ages 4–18 across all five public health regions in Wisconsin. The results of this survey show widespread support for may topics related to sexual health, across many parent characteristics, including age, education level, religion, political orientation, and geography. Review and share Parental Support for Comprehensive Sexual Education in Wisconsin. |
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To understand what youth want adults to know about sexual health education in schools, the Adolescent Health Team partnered with Providers and Teens Communicated for Health (PATCH) to conduct two focus groups with teens living and attending school in rural and urban communities across Wisconsin. Youth told us they want to learn the basics about sex and healthy relationships, how to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and how to access health care services. Review and share Students’ Thoughts on Sexual Health Education in Wisconsin. |
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Additional resources about human growth and development programming in Wisconsin schools will be shared soon. Subscribe to the Adolescent Health mailing list to be informed about our adolescent health-related updates and information. |
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The Wisconsin Adolescent Health team supports the wellbeing, growth, and safety of Wisconsin’s young people. It promotes this unique stage of life as one where youth find out who they are and want to be.