Real Talk App Elevates Teen Voices to Transform Sex Education

August 11, 2017A new app brings sex ed directly to middle school students through storytelling —on their phones.When it comes to learning about relationships and sex ed, middle school students want to learn from others ’ experiences and know they’re not alone. And they don’t always get this in school.In order to meet these needs,MyHealthEd is building a new app calledReal Talk to bring sex ed directly to middle school students through storytelling —on their phones.While the teen pregnancy rate is at anall-time low in North Carolina, there are stillmajor disparities between counties. For example, the teen pregnancy rate in rural Warren County is more than five times that of nonrural Orange County. From interviews with teachers, we know that access to high-quality, comprehensive sex ed curricula is limited, and not all health teachers are comfortable or willing to educate teens on all of the topics covered by theHealthy Youth Act of 2009.One of the best ways to deliver information is through storytelling.In addition to sharing stories, we want Real Talk to link students to high-quality, comprehensive resources like Sex, Etc. and Scarleteen, so students can access the health information on their phones.Rachel Anderson is a veteran sexuality educator at the Carolina Friends School here in the North Carolina Triangle. As a founding board member forour nonprofit, she believes in the power of stories." It ' s important for adolescents to get information about comprehensive...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news