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Topic Tuesday: Defining HIV & AIDS

JTNDY2VudGVyJTNFJTNDaW1nJTIwYWx0JTNEJTIyU2NyYWJibGUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGc2NvdHRmcmllZGJsb2cuY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDE0JTJGMDQlMkZBSURTLWUxMzk4MTAxMzQxMTExLnBuZyUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRSUzQyUyRmNlbnRlciUzRQ== Anywhere I teach, I find that there are fewer teens and parents who are educated about HIV. Most of my students don't even know what the acronyms "HIV" or "AIDS" represent.Just last week, I met a 24 year-old student who approached me at the end of a lecture to tearfully share [...]

Topic Tuesday: STD’s or STI’s?

[heading] STI's or STD? Viral or Bacterial? What's the Difference?[/heading]The other day, a mom emailed me about her 7th grade son who is studying “FLE” (Family Life Education) in school, aka sex ed. When she asked him what he learned, he said, “Blow jobs and abstinence.” I think it’s time to learn a bit more.STD [...]