There are many sexually transmitted infections that impact young adults, some of which can have serious health consequences. The document proposes creating an educational tool targeting 18-25 year olds visiting a community health center in Boston to help reduce STIs in this high-risk age group and increase awareness of the health risks associated with STIs. The goal is to supplement existing government education efforts aimed at better informing young adults about the dangers of STIs.

1. Nobody likes Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI’s), but unfortunately they remain a big
problem in our society. There are many STI’s. Some are curable and some are not. Some may
have more serious consequences on someone’s health and fertility. Research shows that young
adults are at a greater risk of contracting and spreading STI’s. To better educate this age group
about the danger of STI’s a lot has been done by the government either by web education,
printed materials, or mandatory reporting of STI’s to individual states by health care facilities. In
addition to the information that exists from different sources, this paper will introduce an
educational tool for STI’s witch targets the age group of 18-25 year-olds male and female in a
community health center in Boston. The desired outcome of this intervention is to reduce the
number of young adults from this age group from contracting and re-contracting STI’s and also
provide awareness with the health risks associated with STI’s.
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