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South Carolina Ranks 45 in Kids Count Report
Date: July 29, 2010
Ranking has been similar for past two decades.
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Some Providers Fail To Adopt CDC Recommendations For Teen HIV Testing
Date: July 19, 2010
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.
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White House Unveils National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Date: July 15, 2010
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.
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Winner of Teen Expressions Contest Appears on WSPA
Date: July 14, 2010
Markeisha Nesbitt, a slam poet from Spartanburg, SC appeared on today's Your Carolina.
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Groups Unify to Reduce Latina Teen Pregnancy
Date: July 06, 2010
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.
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Budget Cuts May Hit Programs Aimed at Pregnancy Prevention
Date: June 29, 2010
Aiken Youth Empowerment is facing a 43% budget cut that could be devastating in providing services for teenagers.
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Two Charleston Natives Receive Outstanding Prevention Professional Award
Date: June 28, 2010
Dr. Janice Key and Aimee Lassor, both of Charleston, received this year's Murray Vincent Award.
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HHS Priority: Reducing Teen/Unplanned Pregnancy in Inter-Agency Priority List
Date: June 28, 2010
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has included reducing teen and unplanned pregnancy among her four inter-agency priorities.
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Latest teen pregnancy data now available!
Date: December 01, 2009
New data on teen pregnancy shows success with school - aged youth yet room for improvement.
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