Best & Brightest: Temple University Grad Continues Public Health Advocacy: ...Lopez credits Temple with allowing her to create Chicas in Charge, a five-week program in Reading that helps Latina girls ages 14 to 17 learn about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy.She began working on the project while taking a two-semester program planning course that explained how to budget and market a health program and write grants. Lopez presented the project during an internship interview at the Co-County Wellness Services office in Reading. While working there, the project became a reality in July, when about 10 teenage girls took classes on birth control and the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
