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Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community: A Capitol Hill Briefing
On May 19th, the Latino Leaders Network Issue Hour held a panel discussion with issue experts on “Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community.” The Issue Hour highlighted a new poll commissioned by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) that examines differences and similarities among key subgroups within the Latino community about teen pregnancy.
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Briefly: A National Campaign Analysis of the Increase in the Teen Birth Rate
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
Recent data suggest that the significant progress the nation has made in reducing teen sexual activity, improving contraceptive use among sexually active teens, and reducing the teen birth rate has stagnated and/or reversed—for minorities in particular. This brief discusses in detail those racial and ethnic disparities in teen pregnancy.
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Fast Facts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
- Fast Facts: African American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
- Fast Facts: Asian American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
- Fast Facts: Latina Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
- Fast Facts: Native American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
- Download a printable version of all four Fast Facts
A Look at Latinos: An Overview of Latina Teen Pregnancy & Birth Rates
The United States has made great strides in reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing, but the success has been
neither even nor uniform. Too many teens are still becoming
parents, and nowhere is the problem more acute than in the
Latino community.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy: A Capitol Hill Briefing
On Thursday, July 10th, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy hosted a briefing on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy in conjunction with the CBC Health Braintrust, the CAPAC Health Task Force, the CHC Task Force on Health and Environment, the Congressional Hispanic Conference, and the Native American Caucus. The briefing will be held in 2203 Rayburn House Office Building at 3pm.
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Science Says #32: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth
This research brief details six programs that have been shown through careful evaluation to either delay sex, improve contraceptive
use, and/or reduce teen pregnancy. Some of the programs were designed specifically for Latino teens and some
were not; those that were not designed specifically for Latinos included Latino teens as part of the program evaluation or
were found to be particularly effective among Latino teens.
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Science Says #35: Acculturation and Sexual Behavior among Latino Youth
Previous research has shown an association between certain measures of acculturation and Latino teens’ a sexual behavior. This research brief explores acculturation and country of origin in greater detail.
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Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing Among:
- Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States
- Black Teens in the United States
- Native Americans in the United States
- Non-Hispanic White Teens in the United States
Voices Heard: Latino Adults and Teens Speak Up About Teen Pregnancy (2007)
Teen pregnancy and birth rates among all teens have declined by about one-third since the early 1990s. Even so, the Latino teen pregnancy rate is almost twice the national average and has declined about half as fast as the national rate according to a new summary analysis prepared by the National Campaign.
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