How visiting his family can reveal important clues about your future mate Oct 30, 2009
In this time of peace and goodwill are movies about teenage pregnancy, murder, the end of the world and the homeless. In other words, get ready for a lot of bahs and loads of humbugs with your popcorn this holiday season. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Zombie Abstinence-Only Funding Oct 29, 2009
Proponents advertised abstinence-only as a way to better health outcomes for teenagers, because they promised it would reduce STD transmissions and teenage pregnancy rates. But showing that teenage pregnancy rates have been declining as contraception use has grown more popular, and methods have become more effective. (Slate)
Life in the USA Oct 22, 2009
" In the end, what you see isn't all cotton candy and lemonade -- or, in this case, churros and chocolate. There are negative images, peppered throughout stories about dropouts, teenage pregnancy, illegal , crime, depression, etc. But there is also plenty of the positive, and most of the clouds have silver linings. Along the way, we meet "The Garcias" -- not one family, but a series of different individuals from throughout the country, all of them named "Garcia. " There's Isabel Garcia, a... (CNN)
Passion and the Decision Making Pro... Oct 19, 2009
No condom and teenage pregnancy, buyer's remorse following retail therapy are results of faulty decision making. It seems in the heat of passion, everyone is vulnerable. (Suite101.com)
Rawlings Vs K4 When Are We Going To Get Over It? Oct 16, 2009
We want to hear about how to prevent teenage pregnancy. We want to read about how to create jobs for our young people. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Tips on how to give 'the talk' Oct 16, 2009
The "I'm Askable" workshops, presented by Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, will provide parents with information about puberty and teenage pregnancy, as well as advice on how to let the youths in their lives know that they're receptive to questions. The workshops are 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kalaheo High School, room D-105, and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Kaimuk High School library. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sex Offender Vagabond Oct 6, 2009
And we wonder why our school system is always 49th or 50th, why our teenage pregnancy rate is usually in the top five in the nation, why our traffic is the worst. the list goes on and on. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Teaching children about sex (391) Oct 5, 2009
Published: Sunday, October 4, 2009 2:11 AM HST LIHU E Teaching children about sex is always a controversial subject, yet children and young people ignorant about the difficulties of teenage pregnancy and the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases are injured by those diseases at an unusually high rate on Kaua i, a news release states ... I m Askable will provide parents with useful knowledge about STDs on Kaua i, about teenage pregnancy, puberty and birth control options especially abstinence.... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Young mums together Oct 3, 2009
"It isn't a bad thing to offer people choice," says Dr Arai, author if Teenage Pregnancy: The Making and Unmaking of a Problem. "But the compulsory element worries me. It might not be appropriate for some young women.". (BBC News -- UK)
Tensions rise as candidates quarrel over budget Oct 2, 2009
Candidates discussed topics ranging from teenage pregnancy to medical marijuana ... The candidates then debated reducing teenage pregnancy and a woman s right to choose. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
What Every Ghanaian Should Know Oct 2, 2009
Teenage pregnancy is soaring at an alarming rate. Moreover, rape and aggressive behavior is sky-rocketing. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Unintended pregnancies impact the 'bottom line' in Iowa's business community Oct 1, 2009
These were women business executives. They insisted they wanted a program focused strictly on numbers and the bottom line. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
County HIV-AIDS program may face severe cuts Sep 30, 2009
"This is not a gay disease. This is a heterosexual disease. Seventy percent of transmission in Kings County is heterosexual. That affects your grandchildren and teenage children because Kings County has the highest teenage pregnancy rate," Wong said. Kings County has a highly effective HIV care program. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Nkrumah Scholarship Fund instituted Sep 23, 2009
Mr. Ababio noted with regret the "alarming" rate of teenage pregnancy among basic students, and advised school children to concentrate on their books, particularly during their leisure time and avoid bad friends. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
After Eight Months, the Empowerment Experiment Shows Power of Black Dollar, Gives Hope to Black Business Sep 22, 2009
Those of the movement are confident the cyclical disparities of unemployment, poverty, crime, gang activity, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse can be halted with a powerful reinvestment in black business and entrepreneurship. EE, now in its eighth month, continues to grow in its success with thousands of people around the world joining the Andersons in their movement. (PR Newswire)
Sixty JHS girls in Birim North pregnant Sep 22, 2009
The chief said the traditional authority had banned attendance of children below the age of 18 years at video centres to help check teenage pregnancy. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Upper East Population Advisory Committees Reactivated Sep 21, 2009
The Bawku West population advisory committee identified teenage pregnancy, women giving birth after 35 years, and low family planning practices as some of the problems confronting population management in the district. Naba Robert Akolbila, Deputy District Coordinating Director for Bawku West, who chaired the meeting on behalf of the District Chief Executive, Mr. Imoro Anaba, said about 17 per cent of women in the area practiced family planning. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ghanas town-hall meeting ends in grandeur. Sep 21, 2009
The town hall meeting, jointly organized by five Ghanaian cultural associations, unlike the types in USA, which was characterized by wild-cat calls and other hostilities, addressed itself to issues of General health care, Health insurance, Security, Immigration Investment, Customs and Excise, Agriculture and teenage pregnancy in Ghana. In his contributions, Mr. Adzayi, CEO of Switzerland based Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, with subsidiary in Ghana, said while the already existing... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Pathfinder to establish youth friendly corners in health facilities Sep 21, 2009
She observed that family planning centres in health facilities in the country were largely not youth friendly and that the absence of youth friendly reproductive health facilities were to be blamed for the rising incidence of early teenage sexual experimentation leading to teenage pregnancy, unsafe abortion, sexually transmitted infections and child motherhood. Quoting from 2003 Ghana Demographic Health Survey, Mrs Baiden said about 39 per cent of young women between the ages of 15 and 19... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Clegg 'to slash cost of politics' Sep 20, 2009
These include regional development agencies - a long-standing policy commitment - but also less well-known bodies such as the School Food Trust, Teachers TV, the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and the Covent Garden Market Authority. The document also proposes a reduction in the budget of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. (BBC News -- UK)
Longest-running soap ends after more than 15,700 episodes Sep 19, 2009
CBS said it had broken new ground with its coverage of social issues such as cancer, alcoholism and teenage pregnancy. "No show in daytime or prime time, or anytime, has touched so many millions of viewers across so many years as Guiding Light," said CBS Senior Vice President Barbara Bloom. (BBC News -- Americas)
Woman accused of burning child's feet Sep 15, 2009
eyeswideopen posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 5:05 pmAbout two decades ago, our society began a campaign designed to decrease the shame and embarrassment associated with teenage pregnancy ... But, when we completely eliminate the deterrents to teenage pregnancy, and accept it as normal. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Abortion increase in young girls Sep 15, 2009
But at the same time the teenage pregnancy rate has fallen ... Gill Frances, Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group ... Gill Frances, chair of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group, said: "We know what works to reduce abortion amongst teenagers. "We need high quality sex and relationships education at school and at home and effective contraception. (BBC News -- Health)
Four men and Seven Mountains Sep 13, 2009
Thompson said he feels that if people don t do something to reattach to those principles, that society will continue to see some of the same things: government in chaos, teenage pregnancy, broken families, and poverty. The group consensus is that they as Christian men are beginning to examine their own contributions to society. (Lake Wales News, FL)
UND nickname supporter to try again Sep 9, 2009
Common Sense wrote on Sep 8, 2009 10:30 AM:" There is no real problem with the Fighting Sioux nickname. It is a straw man. There are serious problems on all of North Dakota's reservations. Teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, alcoholism, poverty, second-rate education either because good teachers avoid the reservations and work outside them or because the children just aren't brought up to care. These, however, are very hard problems to solve. By ruling against the UND nickname and logo with an... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Preschool is so important Sep 9, 2009
America has some of the industrial world's worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates. The OECD, a Paris-based watchdog of industrialized nations, urged the United States to shift more of its public spending to its youngest children, under the age of six, to improve their health and educational performance. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Ghanaians urged to motivate women Sep 8, 2009
She appealed to women to play their role in society effectively to help reduce some of the social problems facing society such as teenage pregnancy, broken homes, prostitution and poverty. The Anglican Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese, Rt Rev. Francis Benjamin Quashie, urged members of the Women's Fellowship to establish special funds to support the poor and the needy in the society. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
National Festival of Arts for basic schools opens in Wa Sep 8, 2009
He advised the youth against hard drugs, premarital sex, teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDS as well as other sexually transmitted diseases, which were impacting negatively on their education. 8 Sept. 09. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Birth control battle in Revere Sep 6, 2009
Since 18 Gloucester teenage girls became pregnant in 2008 - generating national publicity - health officials and educators in Eastern Massachusetts have taken a closer look at teenage pregnancy statistics. Last fall, as Gloucester s School Committee debated the matter and endorsed contraception distribution at its high school health center - with parental consent - Revere school and city officials looked at their own statistics. (Boston Globe)
Evidence That Priming Affiliation Increases Helping Behavior In Infants As Young As 18 Months Sep 4, 2009
20, 2007) Teenage pregnancy is widely recognized to be a major public health concern. These young mothers face many life challenges and they have an increased risk for becoming depressed. (Science Daily)
Greens conference gets under way Sep 4, 2009
During the four-day event in Hove, East Sussex, delegates will also discuss ways of reducing levels of teenage pregnancy and the war in Afghanistan. There will be elections for the party's national executive. (BBC News -- UK)
Close-to-home drama Sep 4, 2009
Her accounts of teenage pregnancy are bru-tally honest and reveal things you would not likely find anywhere else, such as the rubbish that girls used to hear their biology teacher tells them that a womans period is the bloody tears of a disappointed womb. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tema Manhean records high teenage pregnancy Sep 3, 2009
Asked what had contributed to the high incidence of teenage pregnancy in the area, Dr Andoh said Tema Manhean was predominantly a fishing community where members frowned on girls who went to school. "Parents think young men are of age, and therefore do not care when they see their daughters with the boys", she said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Government has no intention of dismissing NYEP workers Sep 3, 2009
He expressed concern that teenagers, especially girls as young as 13, were indulging in sexual immorality and urged the district assembly, traditional rulers and religious bodies to embark on programmes to educate them against HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy. He noted that the failure of about 50 percent candidates at the recent Basic Education Certificate Examination impact negatively on national development. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
School's H1N1 Strategy - No Touching Sep 2, 2009
This may actually decrease teenage pregnancy. I wonder if it will work with spouses. (CBS News -- Health)
UK teenage girls 'worst drunks' Sep 2, 2009
But in their personal lives, the UK youngsters are characterised by alcohol abuse and high rates of teenage pregnancy ... As well as young people getting drunk more often there are also unusually high rates of teenage pregnancy, he says ... While the OECD highlights the problems with drinking and teenage pregnancy, it also presents a positive picture of the support available to people growing up in the UK.. (BBC News -- Health)
Semi-nude model 'looked under 16' Sep 2, 2009
Viewers complained the adverts condoned teenage pregnancy and under-age sex. Meanwhile, the ASA has also ruled that Sky advertisements that promised sports fans "every moment of the Ashes" in high-definition TV (HD) were misleading as some customers could not get the service installed in time. (BBC News -- UK)
Survey: U.S Spends but Child Welfare Lags Sep 2, 2009
(AP) America has some of the industrial world's worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates ... But Britain is plagued by high underage drinking and teenage pregnancy rates. (CBS News)
Despite spending, US fares poorly in survey of child welfare Sep 2, 2009
PARIS - America has some of the industrial world s worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy, and child poverty, though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan, and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris-based watchdog of industrialized nations, urged the United States to shift more of its public spending to its youngest children, under the age of 6, to improve their health... (Boston Globe)
Teen writers plan performance, documentary Aug 31, 2009
Both groups have the same goals, Blohm said, which is to decrease teenage pregnancy rates, STDs and premature sex. Blohm said both she and Van Fossan also hope to present North Dakota in a different light with this documentary. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Aug 30, 2009
A study claims the declining teenage pregnancy rate in the US is down to better use of contraception rather than young people abstaining from sex. The US government has promoted abstinence as its preferred way to cut the teenage pregnancy rate ... The US government has come under fire for its policy on teenage pregnancy, which includes funding education programmes which eschew promotion of contraception in favour of abstinence. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Aug 29, 2009
Sexual abstinence as an effective tool in reducing teenage pregnancy is a complete "myth", the Government's advisory body on the issue claimed yesterday. The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy said that research from the United States showed that contraception was the way to bring down rates ... Researchers from Columbia University and the Guttmacher Institute examined the relative roles of abstinence and contraceptive use in the "remarkable decline" in US teenage pregnancy rates,... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Teen pregnancy rate drops Aug 29, 2009
"The results are comforting. The fact is, this doesn't mean it's no longer a problem. "Teenage pregnancy is one of the major challenges facing young people in South Africa today. It is one that compromises their futures as well as their emotional and physical well-being," said Motshekga during the event. She said her department needed to find mechanisms and strategies to deal with the problem. Among all population groups aged between 15 to 19, the largest decline in the numbers of school-going... (iAfrica.com)
Mariah Carey And Gabourey Sidibe Became 'Besties' On 'Precious' Set Aug 27, 2009
There's no other way to put it: "Precious" is brutal, an urban horror story overwhelming in its exploration of familial abuse, rape, teenage pregnancy and the hopelessness that pervades one broken. family's life. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Gomoa Adaa sets up endowment fund to support needy students Aug 18, 2009
Nana Paintsiwaah Panyin, Queen Mother of Adaa, said teenage pregnancy had reduced because the chiefs had enacted bye-laws to check the menace. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Abstinence Is ... Sexy? Aug 12, 2009
Via the : The Candies Foundationa nonprofit organization founded by the shoe company of the same namehas a new weapon in its mission against the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy. And it looks super cute with flip-flops. (Slate)
Zille on teen pregnancy Aug 10, 2009
South Africa has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world. The premier said young girls must realise they are limiting their own opportunities by falling pregnant. (iAfrica.com)
Friendship Influences Eating Behavior, Particularly When Friends Are Overweight Aug 6, 2009
5, 2009) A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of friends, may put overweight youths at greater risk of overeating. The research, published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, demonstrates that friends may act as "permission givers" on children's food intake. (Science Daily)
Locals turn out to celebrate at Wallis Old-time festival Jul 28, 2009
The judges once again scored the contestants on previous aforementioned criteria, as well as their responses to various topics such as teenage pregnancy, presidential leaders and the current economic crisis. After much debate, the 2009 Miss WOFF pageant award was decided, naming Victoria Whitmore as the winner. (Sealy News, TX)
Health clinic to serve Harrisburg Jul 24, 2009
Another service will be education -- classes on diabetes, blood pressure, exercise, diet and prenatal care -- helping to break cycles of obesity and teenage pregnancy, Mr. Shaffer said. The clinic will not be free. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Traditional leaders urged to spearhead the campaign on HIV/AIDS Jul 21, 2009
She said queens could also collaborate with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and other stakeholders to solve the high rate of teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality in the region. Ms Asante appealed to traditional leaders to build AIDS competence by identifying harmful, social and customary practices that constitute a hindrance to anti-HIV/AIDS efforts. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Johnson brings lessons on life to the court Jul 19, 2009
Violence, teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, education and finding meaningful employment were among the issues that were covered. They are many of the same topics that Hoops and Dreams has focused on in the seven years since it started. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Ready or not? Jul 17, 2009
With the UK's teenage pregnancy rate the highest in Europe, and one in 10 UK babies born to a teenage mother, a BBC documentary crew followed two girls who badly wanted to get pregnant as they were forced to rethink their decision. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Health)
* British health booklet tells teenagers sex can be fun Jul 16, 2009
The new pamphlet, called Pleasure, has sparked some opposition from those who believe it encourages promiscuity among teens in a country that already has high rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases ... I think this is medically wrong and emotionally wrong and will increase teenage pregnancy and impact negatively on the formation of a long-term loving relationship. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Morning after Jul 14, 2009
"No research has ever proved that any reproductive health product has increased promiscuity. "In fact much of the research shows that the younger you start education, the more likely you're likely you're going to have lower teenage pregnancy. " Health experts in Kenya believe that the government is not able to stop such campaigns because they depend on organisations like PSI to fund some of its health programmes. Like abortion and other reproductive health issues in Kenya, the debate over the... (BBC News -- Africa)
House boosts funding for veterans programs Jul 11, 2009
The measure would provide $114 million for a new teenage pregnancy prevention initiative. The measure also provides a $6 billion, 10 percent increase to the Department of Education and gives the National Institutes of Health a 3 percent increase of almost $1 billion. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Scheme 'increased teen pregnancy' Jul 8, 2009
" It added: "Some results suggested an adverse effect. " However, staff and youngsters did think the programme was a good idea. "Most young people, staff, parents and other stakeholders rated the YPDP highly," the researchers said. "Young people were especially positive about the activities on offer and their relationships with staff. (ITV news, UK -- News)
Teen pregnancy project ditched Jul 8, 2009
The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe ... The YPDP was modelled on a similar programme implemented in the US, and was one of a number of measures in recent years aimed at reducing Britain's doggedly high teenage pregnancy rate ... A total of 2,371 teenagers deemed at risk of exclusion from school, drug abuse and teenage pregnancy took part in the YPDP over the three years it ran, at a cost of 2,500 each. (BBC News -- Health)
Circus guru Jim Rose still has a taste for cutting-edge entertainment Jul 8, 2009
Everyone says Kelso/Longview is a conservative area, but you have school dances being cancelled due to freak dancing, a high rate of teenage pregnancy (at least when I was in school, a mere five years ago. Teen drinking is out of control. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Palin Declares Victory With a Trip to Bizarre: Margaret Carlson Jul 6, 2009
She thrives amid chaos: alienating much of Alaskas establishment, including venerable former Alaska Governor ; exposing colleagues for sins she committed; a teenage pregnancy and feuds in the press with -- the father of her grandchild -- whom she touted at the Republican National Convention as the prince who would marry her pregnant daughter Bristol. If controversy doesnt find her she creates it. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
3 weeks' notice Jul 6, 2009
Some of it was foisted on her through unsubstantiated Internet blogs, some by mainstream outlets following sensational stories like her daughter's teenage pregnancy. In other cases, Palin herself breathed life into otherwise short-lived or under-the-radar story lines by repeatedly drawing attention to them, as with a series of 15 state ethics complaints filed against her. (Juneau Empire)
Central Region observes AU Child's Day Jul 3, 2009
Mrs Apea cautioned female students to desist from immoral behaviour and rather concentrate on their academic work, adding that teenage pregnancy could be an impediment to realizing their dreams. Mr David Ehuron Amoah, Acting Regional Director of the Department of Children, said the AU Day of the African Child was celebrated on June 16 every year, to commemorate the gruesome murder of school children in Soweto, South Africa under the erstwhile apartheid regime. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Getting pregnant out of wedlock isn't great idea Jul 1, 2009
Cogito wrote on Jun 30, 2009 3:27 PM:" WC Patty, thank you for the nice words. But one thing I would take exception with' is that there are no better experts than those who have learned through experience. Having a member of ones peer demographic speak about teenage pregnancy and it's consequences would be very effective in getting the point across. Assuming that Bristol would have aborted the baby if not for her mother is asinine. " ... WCPatty wrote on Jun 30, 2009 8:17 AM:" From what I... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Former prep athlete says ABC show on teen pregnancy made him look like a 'jerk' Jun 27, 2009
After being depicted in a negative light in a national television news program on teenage pregnancy and lambasted in online reader comments to a Herald-Republic story about the show, an 18-year-old Yakima man is questioning whether he made a mistake by not agreeing to tell his side of the story. Tuesday night s ABC Primetime featured the teenage pregnancy of Yakima s Hannah McLaughlin, who on June 4 gave birth to twin girls. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Possible Alcohol Tax Increase By 10 Cents In California Jun 27, 2009
They also cited a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research that found a correlation between higher prices for alcoholic beverages and a decrease in spousal and child abuse, fatal traffic accidents, workplace injuries, teenage pregnancy and other problems. "Alcohol tax increases can save lives and reduce alcohol-related problems, plus raise substantial revenue for cash-strapped states and the federal government," said George Hacker, the director of the Alcohol Policies Project at the... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
