We have been collecting data from over 1,500 students and 50 faculty, staff and administrators from community college campuses across the U.S. Here is what we have found so far.

Watch the video below for an overview of results from the study.

Many community college students don’t sufficiently engage in healthy sexual behaviors like STI testing, condom use, and communication with partners and healthcare providers.

When students first joined the Community College Health Study, they reported their sexual health behaviors in a baseline survey.

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Prior to their enrollment in the study, many students had not received high-quality, comprehensive sexual and relationship health education.

In addition, students reported receiving limited education on important sexual health topics since the ninth grade.

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Students who had previously received comprehensive sex education generally rated the quality of their education more favorably and were more likely to practice safe sex behaviors.

Based on students’ reports of the topics most often covered by their previous school-based sex education, students were categorized as receiving 4 types of previous sex education: none, abstinence-only, abstinence+, and comprehensive.

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An online, media literacy-based sexual health program was found to be acceptable and engaging to students.

As part of the study, some students were randomly assigned to complete an online, media literacy based sexual health program called Media Aware.

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An online, media literacy-based sexual health program was found to positively impact students’ sexual health attitudes and beliefs.

As part of the study, students who completed Media Aware and students who received no sex education as part of the study reported their sexual attitudes and beliefs after completing or not completing the program.

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Results from this study are being shared in the Community College Health Study newsletter.

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Share study results with your colleagues.

Below, find and access materials that share findings presented in each issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. Feel free to use these materials to share findings at your next staff meeting, with your college listserv, or on other relevant platforms.

Share Results From Issue 2 Expand

Click the buttons below to download an email template and PowerPoint slides with findings presented in the second issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Ahuna, K., Evans-Paulson, R., Porter, E. Scull, T. and The Community College Health Study Team (2023). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 2nd edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

ACCESS EMAIL TEMPLATE FOR ISSUE 2 DOWNLOAD SLIDES PRESENTATION FOR ISSUE 2 Share Results From Issue 3 Expand

Click the buttons below to download an email template and flyer with findings presented in the third issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Brewington, M., Dodson, C., Evans-Paulson, R., Porter, E., Scull, T., Stump, K., and The Community College Health Study Team (2023). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 3rd edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

ACCESS EMAIL TEMPLATE FOR ISSUE 3 DOWNLOAD FLYER FOR ISSUE 3 Share Results From Issue 4 Expand

Click the buttons below to download a slides presentation with information presented in the fourth issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Brewington, M., Evans-Paulson, R., Porter, E., Scull, T., and The Community College Health Study Team (2023). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 4th edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

DOWNLOAD SLIDES FOR ISSUE 4 Share Results From Issue 5 Expand

Click the button below to download an email template with information presented in the fifth issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Ahuna, K., Evans-Paulson, R., Porter, E., Scull, T., and The Community College Health Study Team (2023). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 5th edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

ACCESS EMAIL TEMPLATE FOR ISSUE 5 Share Results From Issue 7 Expand

Click the button below to download an email template with information presented in the seventh issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Ahuna, K., Evans-Paulson, R., Porter, E., Scull, T., and The Community College Health Study Team (2024). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 7th edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

ACCESS EMAIL TEMPLATE FOR ISSUE 7 Share Results From Issue 8 Expand

Click the buttons below to download flyers with information presented in the eighth issue of the Community College Health Study newsletter. If you decide to share this information, please cite the information using the following:

Ahuna, K., Porter, E., Evans-Paulson, R., Scull, T., and The Community College Health Study Team (2024). Community College Health Study Newsletter, 8th edition. https://cchealthstudy.com

ACCESS FLYER FOR ISSUE 8 ACCESS FLYER ABOUT MEDIA AWARE