Whittier College installs free condom dispensers in residence halls

After setting up 15 shopkeepers, Whittier College students can get a free condom more easily in the dormitory - this is the maximum number of safe sex activities on any campus.

The liaison officer at Liberal Arts University, holding about 1,700 students in the eastern part of Los Angeles, will organize about 40,000 condoms labeled "love" and "idle," the organizer said. Foundation

Installing a condom dispenser on campus is not new, but similar machines were installed at UCLA, University of California, Riverside and other universities. Public director Mori Lori tells about the health of the AIDS Health Foundation.

Bobbi Marie Mendoza, a 20-year-old elementary school and sociology major, strives to provide a less embarrassing way than asking a hospital counselor to use contraception, so late-night sets

It also does not help the university's student health and wellness center to be open only from Monday to Friday.

But Mr. Mizuno pointed out that the treasurer is part of a larger safety and sexuality and health campaign through the Foundation. But Mendoza said she wants to achieve '24 hour protection' on campus.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of 20 million people report sexually transmitted diseases, and now people aged 15 to 24 are affected. Tony Marshall of the Condom Nation project manager said that this figure can not be ignored considering the sexual behavior of young people.

Mr. Marshall added that his organization supports Whittier College 's safe sex by maintaining a condom dispenser fill.

"We never want them to run out," he said. "The university makes it easier for students to be safe, this is conscious."

A free condom dispenser has been successful at the American university in Washington, DC and was established last year. The price of these machines is $ 75 to $ 100 each (condoms are provided free of charge from the local health department). This is a valuable and cheap investment for youth's health and safety. Mickey Irizarry, director of the American University Health Center, recognized that her 9 to 5 hour office with condoms is a barrier to students. "Especially, students who live on campus have heard that they are disappointed because they can not find a condom in their dorm."

Wonderfully, the free condom provided by WU is about the same as that student. But if it is more convenient, people will use them more and place them in dispensers in the dorm bath. This argument has the advantage that students should not have sex unless they are mature enough to ask someone about condoms. However, the greatest concern of the university in this situation is to cultivate the health of the community and get the condoms easily with the dispenser, which is very useful for achieving this goal.

Although health centers at many universities and universities have been selling condoms for many years, university administrators across the country are looking at condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. Some officials and students say that these devices provide privacy in the purchase of condoms and thus promote the use of condoms by sexually active students. Several California institutions, such as UCLA, California State University, Northridge University, University of California Davis and Santa Cruz, have sold vending machine condoms. Berkeley plans to install these machines this year, but in a dormitory just a college spokeswoman said.

Installing a condom dispenser on campus is not new, but similar machines were installed at universities such as UCLA, University of California, Riverside. Public director Mori Lori tells about the health of the AIDS Health Foundation.