EyesOpenIowa needs your help!

After testing our new name and tagline for the past two years, the Board has decided to take a closer look at how our tagline is being received by all the populations we wish to reach.

 In this process,  we are considering giving our current tagline, "Your Connection to Adolescent Sexual Health," a facelift.  We have come up with some ideas, but would love to get feedback from our amazing partners.  Please participate in the survey by February 27th. Thank you!

National Sex Education Standards Released

From the Future of Sex Ed Project (FoSE) 

 Four leading health organizations released the first-ever national standards for sexuality education in schools. Published in the Journal of School Health, the ground-breaking National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 provide clear, consistent, and straightforward guidance on the essential minimum, core content for sexuality education that is developmentally and age-appropriate for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 12.

The standards are the result of a cooperative effort by the American Association of Health Education, the American School Health Association, the National Education Association Health Information Network, and the Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education, in coordination with the Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative. Nearly 40 stakeholders including content experts, medical and public health professionals, teachers, sexuality educators, and young people developed the standards in a two-year process.

"These National Sexuality Education Standards provide teachers, schools, school districts, and state education agencies with a new national standard-the minimum they need to teach to set students on a path to sexual health and responsible adulthood," said Jerry Newberry, Executive Director of the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN). "They set forth essential sexuality education core content and skills responsive to the needs of students and in service to their overall academic achievement."

Visit the WISE Iowa Project page to learn more about the standards and how EyesOpenIowa can help your school utilize this new tool.

CAPP Grant Manager Position Opening!

EyesOpenIowa is seeking to fill it’s Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) Grant Manager position.  This position is responsible for oversight and technical assistance to Iowa’s CAPP Grant program across the state of Iowa.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Public Health, Sociology or related field and  6 years of related experience with  project or grant management. Please download our job description for the full details.

Interested applicants should send a cover  letter and resume to employment@eyesopeniowa.org by 4 pm on March 9th.

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