Ohio lawmakers' trepidation about comprehensive sex education has held up efforts to set statewide health standards on everything from childhood diabetes prevention to the importance of exercise.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Forty-nine states set standards on how to educate students on everything from childhood diabetes prevention and exercise to addressing bullies and avoiding tobacco.largely because of state lawmakers' trepidation about comprehensive sex education"There’s just so much dealing with health that is being ignored because we can’t seem to figure out how to talk to kids about sex," said Republican state Sen. Peggy Lehner, who leads the Senate Education Committee.
Guidelines could help counter the fact that Ohioans are less healthy and spend more on health care than people in most other states, according to a review from the. The state has more fatal overdoses, a higher infant mortality rate and a higher rate of adults with type 2 diabetes than the national average.
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