the boys initiative

January 27, 2012

National News Clips

• Gang Murders Taking Toll on Young Males: CDC
  USNews
  January 26, 2012
• 16 Million Americans Have Oral HPV
  ABC News
  January 26, 2012
• Testosterone May Delay Boys' Speech Development
  WebMD
  January 26, 2012
• ETS Launches Special Website on Achievement Gaps
  PR Newswire
  January 26, 2012
• Sorting through fears, myths surrounding HPV vaccine
  Chicago Tribune
  January 25, 2012
• Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age
  New York Times
  January 25, 2012
• New Rules for School Meals Aim at Reducing Obesity
  New York Times
  January 25, 2012
• USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America's Schools
  USDA
  January 25, 2012
• Peer passengers are bad news for teen drivers
  Medical Express.com
  January 25, 2012
• AMA: Tax on sugary beverages projected to have broad health benefits
  amednews.com
  January 24, 2012
• Minority male-focused group coming to Durham
  The Herald Sun
  January 23, 2012
• Only 1 in 4 Young Teens Uses Sunscreen Regularly, Study Finds
  HealthDay
  January 23, 2012
• Obesity in Boys Up 29 Percent: Blame the Internet?
  Care2
  January 21, 2012
• Dual Users of Both Cigarettes and Cigars Are More Likely to Be Young, African-American, and Male
  PR Newswire
  January 20, 2012
• Minority Males In California: Oakland Hearings Explore Health of Population
  HuffPost San Francisco
  January 20, 2012
• Vending Machines May Not Cause Student Weight Gain, Study Says
  New York Times
  January 20, 2012
• Fake vending machine dispenses advice at schools
  Salt Lake Tribune
  January 19, 2012
• Risky sex, drug acts decline in US: survey
  AFP
  January 19, 2012

Opinion

• Should Parents Control What Kids Learn at School?
  New York Times: Room for Debate
  January 25, 2012
• The True Cost of High School Dropouts
  New York Times
  January 25, 2012
• Personal Fouls
  Huffington Post
  January 25, 2012
• The value of single-sex education
  Baltimore Sun
  January 23, 2012
• The Talk: A Conversation with my Son about Sexuality
  Patch.com
  January 23, 2012
• Let the experiment continue
  Boston.com
  January 22, 2012

International News

AUSTRALIA

• Gap widens between top and bottom students as Queensland comes fifth in NAPLAN
  CourierMail.com
  January 24, 2012
• Australia leads on boys' HPV vax
  It's My Health
  January 21, 2012

CANADA

• Canadian experts recommend HPV vaccine for boys
  ctv.ca
  January 25, 2012
• Teen boys prone to injury during winter activities: study
  fortmcmurraytodat.com, January 23, 2012
• Obese teen girls more likely to be bullies, says Canadian study. 711 with 199 in optional trim
  Post Media News
  January 21, 2012

IRELAND

• Child protection issues - Continually letting the young down
  Irish Examiner
  January 23, 2012

TANZANIA

• Reproductive Health Law in Offing
  allafrica.com, January 25, 2012

UK

• Co-ed education: A lesson in growing up together
  The Telegraph
  January 21, 2012
• Good sex education is not about preaching abstinence
  The Guardian
  January 20, 2012