Third annual Sexploration takes place at Indiana University

Indiana University in Bloomington is hosting its third annual Sexploration, which is a week-long event that invites the student body to learn about their sexual health.

Several keynote speakers have been invited this year to address the attendees, focusing on how college students are among the largest at riskpopulations for risky sexual behavior, including unprotected sex, AtlanticDrugs.com reports. They will also offer advice on how students can protect themselves at parties where a lot of drinking is taking place in order to avoid engaging in casual relationships or unsafe sex.

Participants in this event will learn about the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that affect their age group, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes and HIV.

Kathryn Brown, a sexual health educator at the school's health center, told the news source that this campaign "gives students a chance to hear speakers and see a film that would not be a typical part of a college experience." She added that "we hope that students, and in fact the larger university and Bloomington community, will take advantage of these opportunities and attend these events."

Each year, for every 100,000 cases of chlamydia in the U.S., more than 4,200 are diagnosed in people aged 20 to 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.