In 2010 former president Barack Obama initiated two comprehensive sex-education programs: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) and the Teen
“Our analysis provides evidence that funding for more comprehensive sex education led to an overall reduction in the teen birth rate at the county level of more than 3 percent.”
Several more health bills have been prefiled for the Arizona Legislature’s 2022 session. The bills include topics such as vaccine mandates, services for individuals with developmental disabilities, minors and gender identity, and public health emergencies.
Payson and Globe teen councils could see an infusion of $350,000 over the next five years. The Gila County Department of Health and Emergency Services asked the Board of Supervisors
Courtney Hassell says she could have been completely disillusioned with schools and education, and in many ways she was, after an experience three years ago at Glenwood Springs High School.