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State & County Adolescent Sexual Health Fact Sheets

A first-of-its-kind statewide adolescent sexual health fact sheet is now available. Reporting on more than the negative sexual health outcomes commonly associated with teens, EyesOpenIowa’s new state fact sheet employs a holistic view of adolescent sexual health. The fact sheet reports key indicators that impact upon sexual development as well as more typical indicators of sexual [...]

2009 Iowa Teen Birth Statistics by County Released

The Center for Health Statistics at the Iowa Department of Human Services has released 2009 data on teen births in the state of Iowa. In 2009, there were 3448 births to teen mothers. Of these births, 56%, or 1948, were to mothers age 13-18. The remaining 1500 teen births were to 19 year olds. Louisa [...]

WISE Iowa Project

The goal of the project is to increase Iowa school districts’ sustainable implementation of effective comprehensive sex education that complies with the State’s Human Growth and Development mandate.

The WISE Iowa Project has launched a new strategy to increase the ability and capacity of schools across the state to comply with the State’s Human Growth and Development Mandate through the implementation of Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) policies and curricula. This new phase of this project is designed to spread this process over three academic years. We are currently seeking 120 schools that will receive bi-annual newsletters with technical assistance and training on the various phases of creating sustainable improvements to the schools’ human growth and development programs. Eight schools will be invited to participate in a more direct approach. These schools will be offered direct program support and development by the staff at EyesOpenIowa.

To find out more about WISE, download our informational brochure now!

WISE For Parents

For Parents

Get Answers to Your Questions!

Find out more about the WISE Project. Learn what Comprehensive Sex Education is and how schools know what is appropriate to teach kids at different ages. Also, learn what you can do if you don't want your child exposed to any teachings on sex. This, and many more questions can be answered here.

WISE for Schools

For Schools

Learn About the Project Components

WISE will assess the status of district compliance with state law and educate school administrators about these requirements. Wise will also work to enhance the readiness of interested districts to implement comprehensive sex education. Learn how WISE is working nationally, in Iowa and in participating schools.