Latino Initiative in the Media

Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say
Forbes.com (May 20, 2009)

Parents Help Sought to Cut Latina Teen Pregnancy Rates
McClatchy.com (May 20, 2009)

Survey Delves into the High Birth Rate for Young Latinas
CNN.com (May 20, 2009)
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Teens Need More Talk About "Birds and the Bees", Survey Finds
Medill Reports Washington (May 20, 2009)

LatinoUSA/ National Public Radio with Maria Hinojosa (February 23, 2009)
This week, contributor Nancy Mullane examines how Teen Pregnancy affects one community in Northern California. Maria Hinojosa speaks with Ruthie Flores, Senior Manager of the Latino Initiative at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

• Rise in teen pregnancy

Turning Bristol Palin's Teenage Pregnancy Into a Learning Experience — en Español
Latina Lista (September 8, 2008)

KUT Radio, NPR Austin, TX (May 27 and 28, 2008)
This news and music radio station, which serves Central Texas, did a series of interviews and reports on teen pregnancy in Texas.  Ruthie Flores was featured several times throughout the series.

• On boys and marriage (10s)
• On teen pregnancy and family (3m 42s)
• On teen pregnancy and culture (2m 51s)

Why Latina Teen Pregnancy Matters to Me
Chica Girl magazine (June 2008)

Jagged Little Pills
Latina magazine (March 2008)

The Truth About Teen Pregnacy
Chica Girl magazine (December 2007)

Youth & Health: National Effort Seeks To Reduce Teenage Hispanic Birth Rate by Making Message More Culturally Appropriate
Kaiser Health Daily Reports (November 2, 2007)

Teen Pregnancy Educators Rethink Their Message to Latinos
Wall Street Journal Online (October 31, 2007)

Learning to ‘Think Twice’: A new salvo in the fight to prevent Latino teen pregnancy
Newsweek (October 30, 2007)

Latina Teen Pregnancies Spur Push for Family Talks
Women's ENEWS (August 21, 2007)

Hispanics Drive Teen Birthrate
Washington Post (July 27, 2007)

Latinas and Teen Pregnancy
Conscience: The Newsjournal of Catholic Opinion (Summer 2007)
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Special Report: Teen Pregnancy
Latina magazine (May 2006)

Las jóvenes latinas y el sexo
El Tiempo Latino (22 de mayo 2009)

Las latinas registran el mayor índice de embarazos
NY1 Noticias (21 de mayo 2009)

Embarazos en adolescentes
Telemundo (21 de mayo 2009)

Embarazo: problema de jóvenes latinas
La Opinión (26 de febrero 2009)

Hubo un aumento en embarazos adolescentes latinos
Washington Hispanic (23 de enero 2009)

Adolescentes embarazadas: un problema social en aumento
Telemundo (3 de septiembre 2008)

Jóvenes latinas usan menos protección en el sexo
Washington Hispanic (23 de mayo 2008)

Embarazo en las adolescentes hispanas ¿Una epidemia?
People en Español (mayo 2008)

Adolescentes embarazadas, un problema entre hispanas de Texas
The Houston Chronicle (14 de abril 2008)

Embarazo no planeado en adolescentes
¡Ahora Si! (17 de abril 2008)

La paternidad es maravillosa, pero es para adultos
Washington Hispanic (20 de agosto 2007)

En Alerta: Embarazo entre adolescentes
AOL Latino (12 de marzo 2007)