Date:10/1/2010

engage in classroom activities in 24 lessons, each 45-minutes long," according to Tortolero. "The program encourages school children to choose their values about sex and then protect those values when they are challenged. I have researched this program for more than a decade. It has been proven that the students who took part in the study where less likely to have sex by ninth grade that those who did not. The curriculum is designed to equip students to have healthy relationships with friends, boyfriends and girlfriends."

Tortolero's research data was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health last year.

For students who are already sexually active, the intervention encourages participants to use condoms consistently and correctly, use an effective method of birth control, and get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

The grant awarded to UTHealth's Tortolero was the fourth highest among the non-profit organizations, schools districts, universities, and others that received funding.

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Contact: Jade Waddy jade.waddy@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-3030 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Source:Eurekalert

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