Alaska Health Dept. recruits LGBTQ and nonbinary teens to help craft youth policies
Alaska’s Department of Health is specifically recruiting LGBTQ-identifying youth, ages 14-21, to fill paid advisory positions to help shape how the state government prioritizes and develops health issues, interventions and public policy affecting young
Mat-Su may – again – put state’s controversial student survey on the rocks
The Mat-Su School Board is meeting on Jan. 18 to consider whether area public schools should administer a 98-question state survey that asks high school teens about their sexual proclivities, various types of contraception they employ and whether they have
Alaska health officials say parents hinder their ability to get LGBTQ sex info on teens
A few weeks after agreeing not to ask Alaska teens controversial questions about their gender identity and sexual orientation, some of Alaska’s leading health officials and state partners are now brainstorming ways to uncover this information without
CDC recommends Alaska ask teens about oral and anal sex practices, gender ID
A year after cancelling its biennial survey in which the State of Alaska gathers detailed information about the sexual practices, drug use, home life and general health of high school teens, the Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is back. This year the
Alaska seeks ‘LGBT+’ & ‘non-binary’ teens to shape state health agenda
Staff from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services are recruiting young people, ages 14 to 21, for a state-run program focused on “youth health issues.” While Youth Alliance for a Healthier Alaska (YAHA) may address issues surrounding
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