Condom Week intended to lift access barriers

This month is officially the Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month, the American Heart Month and the Bake for Family Fun Month. And nestled among Women's Heart Week, the International Hoof Care Week and Dump Your Significant Jerk Week, is National Condom Week. It began on Sunday, Valentine's Day.

The event has been adopted by the Planned Parenthood and local chapters are marking the week by participating in some local events to commemorate the often passed-over observance. By participating, the group means to hand out condoms and safe-sex brochures on college campuses.
Planned Parenthood is trying to impress on sexually active individuals the importance of using condoms to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, of which some 19 million cases are reported every year. Of that, health officials say, almost half are between 15 and 24 years old.
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