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Wyoming

• be taught at every level, kindergarten through grade twelve;
• use methods demonstrated by sound research to be effective;
• be consistent with community standards;
• follow content guidelines prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
• be appropriate to students’ developmental levels, behaviors, and cultural backgrounds;
• build knowledge and skills from year to year;
• stress the benefits of abstinence from sexual activity, alcohol, and other drug use;
• include accurate information on reducing risk of HIV infection;
• address students’ own concerns;
• include means for evaluation;
• be an integral part of a coordinated school health program;
• be taught by well-prepared instructors with adequate support; and
• involve parents, families, and communities as partners in education.[3]

• In 2009, 52% of female high school students and 50% of male high school students in Wyoming reported ever having had sexual intercourse compared to 46% of female high school students and 46% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 3% of female high school students and 9% of male high school students in Wyoming reported having had sexual intercourse before age 13 compared to 3% of female high school students and 8% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 17% of female high school students and 19% of male high school students in Wyoming reported having had four or more lifetime sexual partners compared to 11% of female high school students and 16% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 40% of female high school students and 35% of male high school students in Wyoming reported being currently sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey) compared to 36% of female high school students and 33% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 57% of females and 67% of males in Wyoming reported having used condoms the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 54% of females and 69% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 31% of females and 16% of males in Wyoming reported having used birth control pills the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 23% of females and 16% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 19% of females and 30% of males in Wyoming reported having used alcohol or drugs the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 17% of females and 26% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, 85% of high school students in Wyoming reported having been taught about AIDS/HIV in school compared to 87% of high school students nationwide.

• Wyoming’s teen pregnancy rate ranks 24^th in the U.S., with a rate of 65 pregnancies per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 70 pregnancies per 1,000.[9] There were a total of 1,190 pregnancies among young women ages 15–19 reported in 2005, the most recent year for which data is available, in Wyoming.[10]

• Wyoming’s teen birth rate ranked 18^th in the U.S. in 2005, with a rate of 43.2 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 40.5 births per 1,000.[11] In 2005, there were a total of 795 live births reported to young women ages 15–19 in Wyoming.[12]

• In 2006, the U.S. teen birth rate increased for the first time in 15 years by 3% from 40.5 to 41.9 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19, after having steadily declined between 1991 and 2005.[13]  Wyoming’s teen birth rate also increased between 2005 and 2006, from 43.2 to 47.3 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19.[14] 

• Wyoming ranks 46^th in cases of HIV infection diagnosed in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 12 new cases of HIV infection diagnosed in Wyoming. [15]

• In 2007, there were no young people ages 13–19 diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Wyoming.[16]

• Wyoming’s AIDS rate ranks 46^th in the U.S., with a rate of 2.5 cases per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 12.5 cases per 100,000.[17]

• Wyoming ranks 49^th in number of reported AIDS cases in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 13 new AIDS cases reported in Wyoming.[18]

• Wyoming ranks 35^th in number of reported AIDS cases in the U.S. among young people ages 13–19. In 2007, there was a total of 1 AIDS case reported among young people ages 13–19 in Wyoming.[19]

• Wyoming ranks 40^th in reported cases of Chlamydia among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 13.71 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 19.51 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 509 cases of Chlamydia reported among young people ages 15–19 in Wyoming.[20] 

• Wyoming ranks 41^st in reported cases of gonorrhea among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 1.02 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 4.52 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 38 cases of gonorrhea reported among young people ages 15–19 in Wyoming.[21] 

• There are no available statewide data on the rate of syphilis among young people. 

• Wyoming chose not to participate in the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program in Fiscal Year 2009. The state was eligible for approximately $73,188 in funding. Due to the expiration of the grant program on June 30, 2009, three months prior to the end of the federal fiscal year, the state would have received three quarters of the total funding allocated for the full fiscal year.

• There are no CBAE grantees in Wyoming.

• There are no AFLA grantees in Wyoming.