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Athens-Clarke County Teen Pregnancy Facts
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Article of Interest regarding Teen
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FindArticles - Reducing adolescent pregnancy through a school- and community-based intervention: Denmark, South Carolina, revisited
Family Planning Perspectives, Sep 1994, by Koo, Helen P,
Dunteman, George H,
George, Cindee,
Green, Yvonne,
Vincent, Murray
Although the number of teenage pregnancies has been slowly declining
over the past decade, the rates among Georgia’s adolescent females are
still among the highest in the country…and in the developed world.
In one year alone, 868 teens in a ten-county area of Northeast Georgia
became pregnant and 671 gave birth. This is an obvious issue of concern,
not only to the teens, but also to their families, communities, and
society as a whole.
Teen pregnancy is closely linked to a number of other critical issues,
including overall child and family well-being. Simply put, if more
children were born to parents who are ready and able to care for them, we
would see a significant reduction in a host of social problems, from
school failure and poverty to child abuse and neglect. Therefore, the goal
of teenage pregnancy prevention is not only to prevent unplanned/unwanted
pregnancies, but also to help adolescents grow up healthy, educated,
employable, and connected to their families and communities.
Prevention efforts must use a comprehensive youth development approach
that addresses a wide range of risk-taking behaviors, builds on the
strengths of each adolescent, promotes optimism about the future, develops
skills that allow teens to make healthy choices, and provides access to
clinical services that help prevent teen pregnancies from occurring.
On a daily basis, the Northeast Health District strives to reduce the
number of pregnancies occurring in its 10-county region by providing
prevention education and clinical services to teens and their families.
In addition, the District closely monitors trends and risk factors to
determine the need for, and the effectiveness of, public health programs
and to increase community awareness about the issues surrounding teen
pregnancy. By partnering with youth, parents, and communities, the
Northeast Health District hopes to ensure that every teen makes healthy
choices that will positively enhance their lifetime well-being.
For additional information or resources about teen pregnancy prevention
efforts in the Northeast Health District, call 1-800-4PD-HELP.
One of 39 Comprehensive Adolescent Health Centers in the state of
Georgia, Teen Matters is a health department clinic just for youth ages 10
to 19. The center provides health services, including family planning
services and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy
prevention programs and youth development activities to youth who are at
high risk of teen pregnancy. The staff at Teen Matters provides these
services in a teen-friendly environment.
>The goals of Teen Matters are to promote abstinence, increase
effective use of contraception among sexually active individuals, and to
reduce risk-taking behavior. This is done by offering comprehensive
clinical services and educational programs. Health educators provide
one-on-one and group educational programs on a wide variety of health
topics to schools, churches, and community groups. The teen center also
provides the public with the Health Resource Library. The library has
books, videos, pamphlets, and curricula available to the public to
borrow.
For more information about available services, to schedule a
presentation, or to check out materials from the resource library contact
Teen Matters:
