| Abstract | The purpose of this project was to examine the need for a sex education program for students at the collegiate level, and to outline a prospective education program to meet this need. Only 24 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education, and there's variability among the extent of the sex education. (Kost & Henshaw, 2014). This wide disparity of education, in addition to other demographic factors, leaves many adolescents with stunted sexual health literacy. Because many students receive inadequate or no education, during adolescence, Colleges and Universities are appropriate venues to provide students with necessary education to best prepare them for a healthy and safe collegiate experience. A quality improvement project was designed that explores the possibility of implementing a sex education program at the collegiate level to educate students about the importance of safe sex practices. Programs include but are not limited to: contraceptive methods, sexually transmitted infection's (STI's), campus resources, and personal advocacy. The researcher hopes that program implementation will increase sexual health literacy on Texas Christian University's campus and will encourage students to make safer sexual health decisions. Long term, the researcher hopes to see a decrease in STI's and an increase in reported contraceptive use on campus. |
