Adolescent Reproductive Health
You are in the Adolescent Reproductive Health section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources include those that explore connecting teens to informed parental and community guidance on reproductive health.
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U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity
2010
This report details the most current teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion statistics as of January 2010. It concludes with discussion of the methodology and the sources used to obtain the estimates.
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KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Preventing Low Birth Weight
2009
This brief describes five strategies for reducing the rate of low birth weight births: promote and support research on its causes, expand access to health care, focus intensively on smoking prevention and cessation, ensure that pregnant women get adequate nutrition, and address social and demographic risk factors.
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KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Teen Birth Rate
2009
This KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief describes six strategies that can contribute to preventing teen pregnancy.
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Copy That: Guidelines for Replicating Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
2006
Whether considering a program for replication or preparing a program for replication by others, a number of key questions must be considered: What is the program intended to accomplish? Is the program effective? What makes it effective? Is the program ready to be replicated? What is the replication plan? This report draws on the replication experiences of three programs: Plain Talk, the Teen Outreach Program, and the Children's Aid Society-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. It provides a brief overview of the primary issues involved in replicating a program to prevent teen pregnancy.
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Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
2006
This fact sheet, part of a series of documents in the "Race Matters Toolkit", offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of inequity surrounding adolescent reproductive health.
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