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Governer's
Program On Abstinence
An education program on abstinence
was established in 1996 by the United States Congress. Each state receives
50 million dollars per year for five years, however, Louisiana is the
only state to have a Governor's program.
The GPA Club is working hard to teach an abstinence cirriculum in all
Louisiana junior high schools. This program is also working to establich
GPA Clubs in all LA high schools.
You do not have to be a virgin to join this club. Upon joining this
club you will receive a pledge card that simply shows your promise to
remain abstinent "from this day forth".
Dues for this club are only five dollars a year.
Officers
President: Bianca Kubelka
Fund Raising Director:
Public Relations Director:
Membership Directors:
Project Director:
NEWS:
5 Reasons To Join
1. You receive support from fellow students
who are upholding the same commitment as you are.
2. The opportunity to spread the abstinence message and make a difference.
3. Meet new people
4. A life free from worrying about STD's or unwanted pregnancies.
5. The chance to tell your future spouse that you have waited just for
them.
Health Crisis Facts
- In 1970 there were 2 major
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Today there are 25 major STDs.
- The U.S. population in 1970 was 205 million. The number of STDs reported
to public health was 692,873 or about one out of every 300 Americans.
The STDs were bacterial and curable.
- The U.S. population in 2004 was 281 million. 70 million Americans
has a viral, incurable STD-- 45 million with herpes and 25 million with
HPV-- or about one out of every 4 Americans.
- The term "safe sex" first appeared in America int he 1980's
in an attempt to alleviate the widespread fear of AIDS.
- For every unwed teenager who gets pregnant this year, 10 teenagers
will get an STD.
- The estimated number of new cases each year for the 4 leading STDs
is: HPV-5.5 million Trichomoniasis-5.5 million Chlamydia-3 million and
Genital Herpes-1 million
- Among the new STD cases, two-thirds will be in young poeple between
14 and 25 years of age.
- 25% of Americans have an incurable, viral STD; 50% of Americans age
14-25 have an incurable STD.
- There is no clinical proof that condoms or other contraceptives prevent
HPV, Trichomoniasis, Chlymidia, Herpes, and Syphilis.
- One in 10 teenage girls has chlamydia.
- Nearly 50% of African-AMerican teenagers have genital herpes.
- 85% of people with genital herpes have no lcinical signs of infection.
- Today the most prevalent STD is the human papilloma virus (HPV). There
will be 5.5 million new cases of HPV in America this year.
- HPV can be spread by skin-to-skin contact. Condoms cannot protect
against infection from HPA.
- 99.7% of all cervical cancer worldwide is caused by HPV. 5000 American
women will die this year from cervical cancer
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- Most cases of cervical cancer occur in women before the age of 25.
- More women die each year from HPV/cervical cancer than from HIV/AIDS.
- The number of high schoolers that have engaged in sex has decreased
by 15% since 1990.
- For every $1 spent on STD prevention, $43 are spent on treatment.
- Sexually transmitted HIV represents just 0.13% (20,000) of all projected
annual cases (15.3 million) of STDs.
- In 2001, 22.5% of white births, 68.6% of black births, and 42.5% of
Hispanic births were out of wedlock.
The
monthly club meetings will be held in Mrs. Linda Pittman's classroom.
The dues are collected only once a year and are $5.00.
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