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Peer Education

The most effective way for youth to learn about sexual health is to learn from a peer. These are many great ways to make this happen. Make a difference by getting involved. Read below for resources and tools related to peer education.

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  • NEW! The Facts—Peer Education: Promoting Healthy Behaviors [html] [pdf]
  • Issues at a Glance—Components of Promising Peer Led Sexual Health Programs [html]
  • Issues at a Glance—Life Skills Approaches to Improving Youth's Sexual and Reproductive Health [html] [pdf]
  • Issues at a Glance—Youth Development: Strengthening Prevention Strategies [html] [pdf]
  • Issues at a Glance—Youth Involvement in Prevention Programming [html] [pdf]
    • en español—Involucramiento de los jóvenes en la programación de la prevención [html]
    • en français—Participation des jeunes aux programmes de prévention [html] [pdf]
  • Transitions—The October 2001 issue provides an in-depth look at how to build effective youth-adult partnerships, discussing barriers and tips to building such partnerships. Activist youth share stories about how they advocate for change within their communities—working to promote honest, open communication about sexuality and to safeguard young people's access to confidential health services. [html] [pdf]
  • Transitions—The April 2002 issue focuses on community participation, a movement in the public health field that respects the rights and responsibility of community members—including youth—to diagnose the causes of a community problem and to actively engage in designing, implementing, and evaluating strategies to address the problem. [html] [pdf]

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