Education & Resources

Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc. is a private, non-profit community agency that is committed to providing confidential, affordable reproductive health care for women, men and teens in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

Sexuality education includes sex, but also the roles, behaviors and values people associate with being a man or a woman. Sexuality is both physical and emotional. You can see it in everything we do; the clothes we wear, the way we walk, the way we talk, and how we show affection.

Planned Parenthood Health Systems strongly believes that sexuality education begins in the home and that a parent is a child’s most important educator. Planned Parenthood believes that everyone, regardless of age, is entitled to accurate information regarding sexuality at an appropriate level.

For additional information on our education programs, or to volunteer in your community contact education@pphsinc.org

• Adolescent Resources
• Resources for Statistics and Health Information
• Pro-Choice Organizations
• Parenting and Family Support Organizations
• Curricula for Parents
• Resource Books

Education Programs

Adolescent Parenting Program
Teens Taking Action
Community Education

To volunteer or receive more information email questions to education@pphsinc.org

Adolescent Parenting Program (APP)

Planned Parenthood Health Systems implements two APP programs, one located in Burgaw, NC and the other located in Wilmington, NC. Both programs provide support for parenting teenagers that are 17 years old or younger. The goals are for the parents to remain in school, graduate from high school and delay a second pregnancy.

Adult mentors are needed in New Hanover and Pender counties.  Adolescent Parenting Program (APP), which has offices in Burgaw, NC and Wilmington, NC, needs volunteers!  Volunteers must be 21 years of age, have a telephone and transportation, and be a high school graduate.  Volunteers must commit four hours per month for one year to a teen parent and will work one-on-one with a teen parent.  Duties include serving as a positive role model, friend and advocate, helping with transportation, attending monthly peer group meetings with the teen, and encouraging good parenting skills, school attendance and responsible sexuality.  E-mail education@pphsinc.org if you can help.

Teens Taking Action (TTA)

What is Teens Taking Action?

Teens Taking Action (TTA) was formed in September of 2005 as part of Planned Parenthood of Charlotte’s Education Department. TTA is a group of dedicated teen peer health educators. These teens have been trained to speak on numerous subjects including safe sex, sexually transmitted infections, self esteem, contraception, and peer pressure. They have worked with many organizations including the YWCA, Metrolina AIDS Project, Saint John’s, Baptist Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and 100 Black Men of Charlotte.

There are also programs in Charlottesville, Greensboro and Raleigh.  Please e-mail education@pphsinc.org for details.

Workshops & Presentations

Teens Taking Action participants are trained to speak on numerous subjects.

Our workshop and presentation are suited for any age and can be tailored to your program. Some of our more popular topics include puberty, hygiene, contraception, STIs, and abstinence.

Please allow at least two weeks in advance in scheduling a workshop.

Teens Taking Action Summit

Teens Taking Action sponsored their Second Annual Teen Summit on May 19, 2007 in Charlotte, NC.

The theme was “Taking Action to Save Lives.” At this half day summit, we presented workshops on various issues of importance to teenagers including safe sex, STIs, gang violence, and self-esteem, nutrition, and fitness.

Community Education

Planned Parenthood offers free educational presentations to groups or individuals of all ages on a wide variety of health related topics.

Presentation Topics

Female and Male Anatomy:  What you should know about and how it works.  What is happening during different stages of development?

Proper Condom Use:  How to use them, why you should insist on using them, and why condoms break.

Birth Control:  What’s out there, what works, what is it doing to your body, and what are the myths and truths behind using birth control?  Sexual responsibility and Communication.

Sexually Transmitted Infections:  What they are, how they are spread, how to avoid them, how to get tested, and how to treat them?  Current statistical information on STI’S and HIV/AIDS.  Sexual Responsibility and Communication.

Eating Disorders:  Difference between anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. What causes eating disorders?  Warning signs of eating disorders and the health consequences of eating disorders. Where to get help.

Body Image:  Mass media and its influences on body image.  Media trends, sex in the media, and how that plays onto body image and eating disorders.  How to calculate your ideal body weight.  What you should know about dieting.

Self Esteem:  How positive self esteem and negative self esteem affects ones decision making process.  How values and goal setting play an important part in self esteem.  Peer pressures we face and the role they play on the choices we make

Healthy Relationships:  Signs of a healthy relationship versus signs of an unhealthy relationship.  Warning signs of an abusive partner.  Why we may choose an abusive partner?  Places to get help.

 

 

 

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