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We provide health information, training, and consultation to students and university departments.  

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This monthly newsletter delivers all of the up-to-date information on the health issues that face today's college students. 

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In the News

States Backing Away from Abstinence Only Programs
Health and government officials are working to end abstinence-only programs and seeking to expand other types of sexual education initiatives in the face of mounting evidence the programs do not work, according to a Medical News and Perspectives article in the May 7, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.  Multiple studies, particularly one by Mathematica Policy Research Inc., a non-partisan group, concluded the programs have “no measurable impact on initiation rates, ages of first intercourse, or numbers of partners, no impact on pregnancies, births or STDs.”

Friends with Benefits, and Stress Too
Relationships in which close friends begin having sex come with their own brand of awkwardness, according to the first study to explore the dynamics of such pairs.

Brewing Controversy: Is 18 Old Enough to Drink?
Former Middlebury College president John McCardell believes the legal drinking age should be lowered to age 18. Read more about the man and his mission here. Others strongly support a minimum legal drinking age of 21; learn why here.

An (In)Decent Proposal? How the Presidential Candidates Propose to Fix American Health Care
With health care emerging as the top domestic issue in the 2008 presidential election, the Kaiser Family Foundation launched a new website - health08.org - that will provide analysis of health policy issues, regular public opinion surveys, and news and video coverage from the campaign trail.

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