PUBHLTH 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-15: Indoor Air Quality, Asteroid Family, Beek
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Step 1: debate over mandated hpv immunizations for 6th grade girls. The preliminary issue is that while much research and physicians and professors advocate for hpv vaccinations at this age, there is a strong voice of concern from parents who worry about sexual activity. Step 2: the goal of the organization is to prevent hpv amongst the population without interfering with individuals" rights and overstepping parent authority in households. Step 3: the main issue concerning the topic of hpv vaccination is the culture of the community and the hesitance to adopt a medical practice that may go against individual family"s values. The family values could oppose the hpv vaccination due to religious values or personal beliefs of the parents. Step 4: the first alternative would to teach abstinence-only programs. looking at research, the numbers show that abstinence-only programs do not work as well as schools that actively teach students about sexual education.
