Please Note: Given State funding cuts to this program, services are currently in hiatus.  We hope to be able to bring this program back as funding allows.

The goal of this program is to empower teens and young adults to delay sexual activity through knowledge and skill building. Prevention education can help to:

• Reduce the number of teens and young adults engaging in high-risk behaviors
• Decrease the incidence of teen pregnancy
• Decrease sexually transmitted infections among teens and young adults

Who Is Eligible

This program serves teens and young adults (13-19 years) in Solano County.

Services We Provide

• Comprehensive Sexuality Education in high schools, alternative schools and juvenile hall
• Classroom presentations on pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections, teen responsibilities and HIV education
• Teaching methods include a variety of role-play exercises, group work, lectures and video media
• Chlamydia/Gonorrhea screening in community settings

For more information, please contact:

Cara Drake, MPH
Sr. Health Education Specialist
707-553-5544 or 784-8091
Email: CSDrake@solanocounty.com

Useful Links

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center

Center for Disease Control (CDC) site on Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CDC site on Unintended Pregnancy & Contraception

SB 71 - Comprehensive Sex Education Laws

Sex Etc.

SIECUS  - Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Teen Births - Public Health Institute, Center for Research on Adolescent Health & Development

Teen Pregnancy Prevention