At-risk "sex" teens respond to health texts.

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Text messaging that connects teens with sexual health educators is effective for delivering sexual health information, according to a study at Washington State University, Pullman.

'What we found is that teens identified as 'at-risk' use this text messaging service at a higher rate that other teens," says lead investigator Jessica Willoughby, assistant professor in the College of Communication. 'This is a critical first step in helping prevent negative sexual outcomes such as sexually transmitted disease and unwanted pregnancy.

With these new tools being...