?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F26412%2F&rft.title=Sex+ed+on+campus%3A+integrating+comprehensive+sexual+health+education+into+first-year+seminar+curriculum&rft.creator=Buzzelli%2C+Michele&rft.description=Students+enter+college+and+university+campuses+with+staggeringly+varied+sexual+health+education+backgrounds.+This+is+due%2C+in+part%2C+to+sub-par+sexual+health+curricula+available+through+public+secondary+schools+across+the+United+States+(US)%2C+made+apparent+through%2C+among+other+things%2C+one+of+the+highest+teen+pregnancy+rates+in+the+developed+world.+In+order+to+provide+students+with+the+education+and+tools+necessary+for+protecting+against+sexually+transmitted+infections+and+unplanned+pregnancies%2C+this+thesis+proposes+an+innovative+model+for+integrating+comprehensive+sexual+health+education+into+a+first-year+seminar+course.+Rooted+in+peer+education%2C+teaching+assistants+(TAs)+for+the+first-year+seminar+serve+as+educators+and+mentors+for+students+enrolled+in+the+course.+Health+center+staff+will+provide+administrative+support+and+training+for+peer+TA%2Feducators%2C+and+monitor+program+progress+through+a+two-phase%2C+three+year+implementation+period.+Longitudinal+monitoring+of+course+enrollee+behavior+will+allow+program+staff+to+assess+any+changes+in+student+sexual+health+knowledge+and+behavior+after+course+completion.+If+implemented%2C+this+model+has+the+potential+to+significantly+impact+the+public+health+of+college+and+university+campuses+in+the+US+through+an+innovative+framework+for+expanded+comprehensive+sexual+health+education.&rft.date=2016-01-27&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F26412%2F1%2FBuzzelli_M_Thesis.pdf&rft.identifier=++Buzzelli%2C+Michele++(2016)+Sex+ed+on+campus%3A+integrating+comprehensive+sexual+health+education+into+first-year+seminar+curriculum.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++