The Health Science Center’s Sex Education Program, in conjunction with Time Warner Cable and the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, hosted the Be Cool, Be Healthy Festival on May 19 at the Calderon Branch of the Boys and Girls Club.

More than 400 people attended the event which provided exhibits and activities to teach the public about healthy living, the importance of getting an education and the basics of personal financial management.

Health activity sessions
In addition to having a booth at the festival, the Sex Education Program, part of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, held four activity sessions in the Boys and Girls Club during the event. Among the topics discussed were peer pressure, decision making, understanding risky behavior, personal strengths, boundaries, media influence, goal setting, healthy relationships and healthy living habits.

The Sex Education Program
The mission of the program is to educate adolescents and adults about healthy choices regarding teen sexual activity.

The 10-lesson curriculum is offered in 17 public school districts in San Antonio and South Texas, and in eight parochial and private Schools in San Antonio. Several more school districts are going through the process to begin offering the program.

Kristen Plastino, M.D., is director of the Health Science Center’s Sex Education Program for adolescents.
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The program materials are founded on medical, legal, psychological and socioeconomic information regarding teen sexual activity. “One of the major ideas behind the curriculum is to delay sexual activity,” said program Director Kristen Plastino, M.D., who is an assistant clinical professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

“Teens live in a sexually saturated society,” she said. “We hope that our program will help teens make healthy choices for the future, providing them with the very best outlook.”

For more information about the Sex Education Program, call 210-567-7036.