Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards shares six ways that women’s rights activist Estelle Griswold changed the world #BC4US
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a new recommendation statement on Monday regarding adults and HIV testing. The statement, which was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, asserted that all adults between the ages of 15 and 65 should be tested for HIV, regardless of whether or not they are considered high risk.
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Infographic on Teen Moms in America.
Although there’s a decline we still have higher rates compared to other countries. Please share this information as we promote prevention during this Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.
Talk about using condoms with your partner before you have sex. Check out these tips on how to talk to your partner about STD testing.
May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention month and a time to not only educate youth about ways to prevent pregnancy, but to also celebrate accomplishments that have already been made in reducing teen pregnancy in the United States. A National Center for HealthStatistics report found that between 1990 and 2008, teen pregnancy rates in the United States fell 40 percent to the lowest levels ever recorded (from 116.8 to 69.8 per 1,000). However, rates remained higher for African-American (121.6) and Latino teens (111.5) than for their white peers (44.8), and each year, almost 750,000 American teens become pregnant.
For more information and ways to prevent teen pregnancy, head to www.stayteen.org
For more information and ways to prevent teen pregnancy, head to www.stayteen.org
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