Monday, October 25, 2010

Public Health Concerns- HIV/STD's

A public health concern I believe is serious enough to warrant immediate attention is HIV/STD’s. It has been a big issue over the past few years. People do not take it seriously and decide not to use protection while having sexual intercourse. They are putting their lives at risk. They do not notice it when they are doing it at the moment, but once they find out they have HIV/STD’s they will regret not protecting themselves while they engaged in any sexual activity. If this continues, soon it will become an epidemic. It is better to stop it before it gets worst and spreads around from one place to another. It has become most often because now teenagers are engaging in practicing sexual intercourse at a young age and the do not know how to deal with it properly. It is better that they wait until they are older because they will have much more knowledge of the topic and they will know the proper way to protect themselves. When teenagers are in high school, they should get educated about sex so they can know more about it. Some teenagers do not know anything and go ahead and engage in sexual intercourse. I myself have not yet been informed by any adult but I have heard things and I am informed a bit. Some parents might be embarrassed to talk to their kids about this, but it is best that they know about it so they will not make a mistake they will regret for the rest of their

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