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Marcela Howell (202) 419-3420
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August 7, 2006 |
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FROM VISION TO PRACTICE: THE 3RS IN AMERICA
First 3Rs – Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® Conference Takes Place in Oregon
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James Wagoner, President, Advocates for Youth
Barbara Huberman, Director of Education and Outreach, Advocates for Youth
Jany Rademakers, PhD, Consultant, Department of Education, University Medical Center in Utrecht, Netherlands
Wolfgang Muller, MD, Director of the AIDS/STD Prevention Department, Federal Centre for Health Promotion, Cologne, Germany
Kitty Pierce, Mayor of Eugene, Oregon
Bill Sheppard, CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon
Shelby Knox, Activist and featured in documentary “The Education of Shelby Knox” |
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WHERE: |
The Eugene Hilton, 66 E. Sixth Avenue
Eugene, Oregon |
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WHEN: |
Thursday and Friday, August 10-11, 2006 |
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WHAT: |
A national conference to explore how the vision of Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® has been realized in cities across America |
Background: Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® is Advocates for Youth's national, long-term campaign giving voice to a new vision of adolescent sexual health. These core values underpin Advocates' vision of a society where adolescents are valued, public health policy is driven by scientific research, and sexuality is viewed as a normal and healthy part of being human, of being a teen, of being alive.
In recent years, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, in partnership with Advocates for Youth, has adopted the 3Rs model and launched an innovative 3Rs Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® Initiative to shift the social paradigm of adolescent sexual health to one where young people are seen as partners in developing and implementing strategies around sexual and reproductive health.
The 3Rs Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® Conference is sponsored by Advocates for Youth and Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon.
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Advocates for Youth is a national, nonprofit organization that creates programs and supports policies that help young people make safe, responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
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