Why We Need Evidence-Based, Community-Wide Approaches for Prevention of Teen Pregnancy

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Barfield, Wanda D. ; Warner, Lee ; Kappeler, Evelyn
• Description:
  Teen pregnancy and childbearing have declined over the past two decades to historic lows. The most recent declines have occurred during a time of coordinated national efforts focused on teen pregnancy. This article highlights a federal partnership to reduce teen pregnancy through the implementation of innovative, evidence-based approaches in affected communities, with a focus on reaching African-American and Latino/Hispanic youth. This initiative has the potential to transform the design and implementation of future teen pregnancy prevention efforts and provide a model that can be replicated in communities across the nation.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Community Health Services Ethnicity Evidence-Based Medicine Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy In Adolescence Sex Education United States
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Pregnancy Primary Prevention Sexual Behavior Unintended Pregnancy
• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 60(3 Suppl):S3-S6
• Pubmed ID:
  28235432
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7020101
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  60
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e59ea77efe6d0c38a14de421d263c7405d0d88174b21179f5508aa70f46b363ee3f45e297ace46a6bb3e1f19ece1bf93c7d4193246a23296f52ecbd16d246b25
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85097/cdc_85097_DS1.pdf
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