A review of public health data for the 50 states shows that southern states including
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas consistently have the highest teen …

Scientific research has made major contributions to adolescent health by providing insights
into factors that influence it and by defining ways to improve it. However, US adolescent …

▪ Abstract Teenage pregnancy prevention has long been on the American public health
agenda. Over the past decade, a number of concurrent federal, state, and local policies have …

In comparison with other Western industrialized nations, the rates of pregnancy and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) among youth aged 15 to 19 in the United States is higher. Since …

Two types of sex education are generally offered in the US abstinence-only and
comprehensive sex education. There is no clear scientific consensus over which approach …

Oregon's work on teen pregnancy prevention during the previous 20 years has shifted from
a risk-focused paradigm to a youth development model that places young people at the …

The United States ranks first among developed nations in rates of both teenage pregnancy
and sexually transmitted diseases. In an effort to reduce these rates, the US government has …

In July 2001, almost 12 years ago,“The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual
Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior” was published as one of my last actions as the …

Objectives. To explore the programmatic reach and experience of high-need adolescents
who received sexual health education in 3 distinct implementation settings (targeted …

Introduction Comprehensive sex education has been shown to reduce teen pregnancy
compared to abstinence-only education or no sex education. In 2011, Missouri policy …