BOO party educates students on sexual health

Ángela Vallejo, health educator with Talk About It Texas and a medical and health humanities junior, sets up the table with informational materials for the organization’s BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. The event encouraged students to learn about the “not-so-scary facts” of sexually transmitted infections.
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Vianca Vieyra, program coordinator for Talk About It Texas, presents during the organization’s BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. Talk About It Campus Conversation is an evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education program, part of the UT Health RGV Student Health.
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Ángela Vallejo, health educator with Talk About It Texas and a medical and health humanities junior, prepares the display table for the organization’s BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. The event aimed to educate students about sexually transmitted infections through conversations.
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Klarissa Dueñas, peer health educator with Talk About It Texas, speaks with attendees during the organization’s BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus.
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Peer health educators Miranda Cruz, Klarissa Dueñas and Montserrat Orozco explain sexual health topics to students during the Talk About It: BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. The event encouraged open dialogue about sexual and reproductive health through educational activities.
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Juanita Velazquez, graduate health educator, and Miranda Cruz, peer health educator, explain information about sexual health during the Talk About It: BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. The event encouraged students to engage in open conversations about sexual and reproductive health in an educational setting.
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Informational materials, condoms and giveaways were displayed during the Talk About It: BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. Students who attended received educational resources, safe-sex supplies and merchandise promoting sexual and reproductive health awareness.
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Montserrat Orozco, sophomore peer health educator for Talk About It Texas, explains information about sexual health during the organization’s BOO Party Wednesday in the Music, Science and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. The event promoted informed decisions about sexual and reproductive health.
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