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| NEW JERSEY TEEN PREVENTION
EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEEN PEP)
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| Peer Education and Sexual Health
Promotion Network for New Jersey High Schools |
| I learned the importance of safer sex,
making good decisions, the consequences of unwise decisions, and how
alcohol can hurt decision-making. |
| - Teen PEP Peer Educator |
| Comprehensive
training for stakeholders and faculty advisor teams |
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Stakeholders Institute |
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Residential Training for Faculty
Advisor Teams |
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Advanced Training for New and Veteran
Advisors |
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| Special statewide events for students
and advisors |
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New Jersey High School Day of Learning
About Adolescent Health Issues |
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| Curriculum materials consistent with
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards |
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Faculty Advisor Handbook - comprehensive
sexual health curriculum for use in Teen PEP course |
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Outreach Workshop Guidebook - prevention
education outreach workshops designed for peer educators to
use with 7th-12th graders and parents |
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| Ongoing support
and assessment |
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School-based site-visits and phone
consultation |
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Program evaluation |
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Training, curriculum materials
and technical assistance funded by the NJ Departments of Health
& Senior Services and Education |
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Kearny
High School (Hudson County), 336 Devon Street, Kearny, NJ 07032 |
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Passaic
County Technical Institute, 45 Reinhardt Road,
Wayne, NJ
07470 |
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Contact: |
Joseph Biscaha, Supervisor of Physical
Education
973-389-4283 |
| Results of a recent evaluation of the New Jersey
Teen Prevention Education Program indicated statistically significant
differences between student leaders who have participated in the
program as compared to student leaders who have not participated
in the program. Evaluation findings indicate that student leaders
who participate in the program are:
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More knowledgeable
about sexual health issues |
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More likely to report attitudes
that support safer sex practices and responsible decision-making |
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More likely to discuss
issues related to sex with peers and partners |
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More likely to report using contraception
most or every time they were sexually active |
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Better able to identify
resources for information on sexual health and family planning
matters |
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More likely to visit
a health care professional or clinic for issues related to
reproductive/sexual health care |
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DISCLAIMER: This site contains links to HIV prevention
messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV
infection is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing
needles, prevention messages and programs may address these topics.
If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such
material, please exit this website. |
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“Hightstown High students
to get sexual health training,” The Times,
May 29, 2002
“Sex ed workshop gets teens
talking ,” The Times, May 3, 2004
“Juniors offer advice on
puberty ,” Hunterdon County Democrat, November
24, 2004
“Health
educators encourage kids,” Trenton Times, May
4, 2001
“Students
promote sexual health,” Star Ledger, September
30, 2003
“New Jersey initiative promotes sexual health,”
School Health Program News, January 2001 |
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