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Search results for "teen pregnancy" ...
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Una Realidad Embarazosa: A Shameful Reality
The story addresses the realities of teenage pregnancies in Colombia. The reporters examine the failures of sex education in schools and the lack of effective campaigns by the government. The story includes the profile of one young woman who, like many, chooses to get pregnant in order to escape domestic violence and poverty.
Tags: teen pregnancy; sex education; abstinence; birth control
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Children Left Behind
The reporters set out to assess the problems children in Cleveland face. They managed to uncover hazards that even the public officials and community activists who had dedicated their careers to these issues. for example, they found that half a million Ohio Children live next door to a toxic waste site. Another finding was that nearly 1 million children live in poor housing, putting them at greater risk for fires, accidents, and environmental health hazards such as lead poisoning and asthma. They also discovered that babies born to teenage mothers are much more likely to be premature, and these babies had cost the state roughly $161 million dollars in five year. Another finding was that children of color were in most danger, they account for about a quarter of all child deaths.
Tags: toxic waste; poor housing; fires; accidents; environmental health; teenage mothers; teen pregnancy; premature babies; inner-city neighborhoods; Guatemala; African American children; child deaths; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Planned Parenthood; Federation for Community Planning; Ohio Department of Health; lead poisoning; poor housing; asthma; Child deaths; food banks; poverty; Rocking Horse Center; birth rate; child mortality rate; hazardous waste sites; Sherwin-Williams; Benjamin Moore; Environmental Health Watch in Cleveland; pollution; youth prison; Youth Health Empowerment Project; STD's; birth control
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Let's Talk About Sex: A Look Into the Sexual Education, or Lack Thereof, of West County Teens
This investigation examined teenagers attitudes about sex and focused on who or what influences their choices, their opinions and their actions. The story also discussed how educators view their role and what they teach as well as parent; perceptions of their children;s sexual activities. The story concluded that teenagers have varying views and attitudes depending on their individual backgrounds.
Tags: sex; abstinence education; oral sex; Planned Parenthood; abortion; teen pregnancy; STDs; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back By Tradition
Surveys show that young Hispanic girls are less likely to participate in sports than non-Hispanic girls. School officials and experts say sports participation among these girls is necessary because Hispanic girls face a higher risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, and obesity. According to this investigation, family life and tradition play a significant role in why these girls don't participate in sports. This story also looks at Hispanic women who are professional athletes and serve as role models for other female athletes.
Tags: National Center for Education Statistics; National Education Longitudinal Survey; sports participation; ethnicity; high school sports; college sports; athletics
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Her So-Called Life
The New Times tells the story of Porche Williams, a mother at 12, killed at 15 by a her crack-dealing ex-boyfriend. Her mother was a drug addict and AIDS victim. She grew up without a father. The Department of Children and Families offered little help though it was frequently contacted about the case. At the time of her death no one had custody of the 15-year-old girl.
Tags: murder; drugs; family; poverty; teen pregnancy; Department of Children and Families
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To Sell the Truth
Brill's Content analyses the anti-smoking campaign started by the recently established American Legacy Foundtaion. The story reveals that "a $100 million-plus effort to use the glitz and tricks of advertising to battle teen smoking ... is being hampered by politics and by a bureaucracy's need to self-perpetuate." The article reports on how the foundation's ad creators are pressed to comply with the "so-called antivilification clause, which forbids the foundation form attacking the tobacco companies directly and introduces a specter of liability..." The article looks at the controversies surrounding a recent ads that showed body bags being brought to the corporate headquarters of "a major tobacco company," and describes other creative ideas that have remained nascent.
Tags: Phillip Morris; tobacco; commercials; advertisement; smoking; anti-smoking; teenagers; street marketing; pregnancy; cigarettes; public health
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The Delta Initiatives: a threadbare legacy
Since 1991 the government has poured more than $200 billion into the impovrished Mississippi River Delta, but programs have "failed to acheive their ambition goals," Jeff Porter reports. Goals set for reducing teen pregnancy to match the national average, providing accesss to adequate water, sewage disposal, fire protection and economically stabilizing minority and small family farms, were not met. The articles examine successes and faliures in small towns in the Delta.
Tags: poverty; Arkansas; delta; Delta Authority; Delta Initiatives report; literacy; teen pregnancy
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Across Generations: What We Owe Each Other
The St. Paul Pioneer Press asks," What do we owe our Children ... And Other People's Kids? ... A little respect perhaps? The corruption of youth -- not adults -- has become the proof of society's decay. But statistics suggest our fear and blame are an overreaction..."
Tags: Aging; survey; kids; crime; drugs; teen pregnancy; drunken driving; behavior; anger
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Innocents Lost
The newspaper launched a year-long look at child abuse in our county, to focus public attention - and action - on the problem. Among the findings were that at least one, and often times several, risk factors were present in each death: teen pregnancy, late or nonexistent prenatal care, low income, high unemployment and drug abuse.
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New Times tells the story of Benita Venegas, a girl robbed of her hearing at birth, robbed of a homelife by an indifferent mother and of her virginity at age 12, becoming a mother at age 14. Her mother, Amelia Fernandez, allowed two adult brothers to use her as a sex toy for a three-year period. Now, her foster parents can't fathom why Child Protective Services Phoenix police detectives and Maricopa County prosecutors ignored the girl's plight for so long--even after receiving more than two dozen complaints from school officials about sexual and physical abuse. (Oct. 13 - 19, 1994)
Tags: Rubin Reckless Abandonment Rape Sex crimes Teen pregnancy Narrative 5 pgs.