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South Carolina Ranks 45 in Kids Count Report - Ranking has been similar for past two decades.
Some Providers Fail To Adopt CDC Recommendations For Teen HIV Testing - Many physicians are not offering teenagers HIV testing, despite a 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation urging health care providers to test all patients ages 13 through 64 routinely unless a patient declines.
White House Unveils National HIV/AIDS Strategy - The White House on Tuesday unveiled the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases by 25 percent in the next five years, officials said.
Winner of Teen Expressions Contest Appears on WSPA - Markeisha Nesbitt, a slam poet from Spartanburg, SC appeared on today's Your Carolina.
Groups Unify to Reduce Latina Teen Pregnancy - More than 50 national organizations have taken the first steps toward a new national campaign to reduce pregnancies among Latina teens - who have the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate.
Budget Cuts May Hit Programs Aimed at Pregnancy Prevention - Aiken Youth Empowerment is facing a 43% budget cut that could be devastating in providing services for teenagers.
Two Charleston Natives Receive Outstanding Prevention Professional Award - Dr. Janice Key and Aimee Lassor, both of Charleston, received this year's Murray Vincent Award.
HHS Priority: Reducing Teen/Unplanned Pregnancy in Inter-Agency Priority List - US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has included reducing teen and unplanned pregnancy among her four inter-agency priorities.
Latest teen pregnancy data now available! - New data on teen pregnancy shows success with school - aged youth yet room for improvement.

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09/23  9th Annual Statewide After School Conference - September 23-24, Featuring Soledad O'Brien, from CNN

10/27  SC HIV/STD Conference - October 27-28; Stand Up For Progress: Exploring best practices, new perspectives and breakthroughs

11/12  2010 SCAHPERD Convention & Exposition - November 12-14 SC Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance