Guest Blogger Sebastian Maldonado, B.S., Public Health--Internship Highlights

Guest Blogger Sebastian Maldonado, B.S., Public Health--Internship Highlights

My name is Sebastian Maldonado and I am a departing intern at More Than Sex-Ed (MTSE). Thus far, I have loved my time here and have learned many invaluable lessons that will go beyond my time here. The ideology and culture at MTSE that I have picked up on is that every child deserves the opportunity to learn comprehensive sex ed that goes beyond the traditional meaning. MTSE's curriculum and facilitators make children feel that it is ok to have questions about themselves and others, while giving them an open discourse to voice these questions. These curricula also look to set up an open environment beyond the classrooms, such as at home. Talking to parents and caregivers and giving them access to expert facilitators is a great way to set up this kind of environment.

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Public Health in a Pandemic--Guest Blogger Laura Gulizia

Public Health in a Pandemic--Guest Blogger Laura Gulizia

“Seriously?” I say to myself as I hear that word on my television: pandemic. Oh, sure I know what that means since my major at Cal State Northridge is Public Health and as a student, I am taught and tested on the different disease outbreaks pretty much every semester. Yep, I chose to be in Public Health about a year before the global pandemic that is called COVID 19 decided to spread like wildfire throughout this world. So, what does this mean for me?

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