CDC Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation help CDC Educate Adolescents on Substance Use and STD Prevention
Partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Targets Serious—Yet Preventable—Health Risks for TeensSubstance use is associated with sexual risk behaviors among youth, which puts teens at greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To help protect adolescent health and safety, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has provided a $1.5 million grant to the CDC Foundation that enables CDC to develop a comprehensive substance use prevention and sexual risk behavior reduction program in high-risk