Latest News Archive
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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Photo Updates
Date: June 22, 2010
Check out our flickr steam each day from SI!
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Improvements in Teen Sex and Contraceptive Use Stalled
Date: June 03, 2010
Some positive signs emerged but other indicators are troubling.
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HIV/STI and Adolescents
Date: May 28, 2010
New fact sheet gives the most current information about the impact of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections on young people in our state.
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Miss SC Speaks to Moms, Girls
Date: May 24, 2010
Reigning Miss South Carolina Kelly Sloan gave mothers and daughters a message of empowerment Saturday as the guest speaker at Aiken Youth Empowerment's annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon.
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Slam Poet from Spartanburg Wins Teen Expressions 2010
Date: May 21, 2010
More than 700 votes cast in an online viewer's choice
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Teen Pregnancy Program in Anderson Expanding to School District 4
Date: May 14, 2010
The Impact teen pregnancy prevention program that has been a success in Anderson School District 3 is now expanding to Anderson School District 4.
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Miss SC to Inspire Moms, Teen Daughters at Aiken Lunch
Date: May 14, 2010
Miss South Carolina Kelly Sloan will be the keynote speaker at Aiken Youth Empowerment, formerly Aiken Tee Pregnancy Prevention, annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon on Saturday, May 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Aiken Center for the Arts.
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SC Contraceptive Access Campaign Looking for Youth Activists
Date: May 14, 2010
The South Carolina Contraceptive Access Campaign is now accepting applications for youth and young adults (ages 16-24) to serve as a Youth Activist working on sexual and reproductive health issues.
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19 and pregnant in the Midlands
Date: May 14, 2010
WACH Fox consults The Campaign's Shannon Flynn about older youth and unintended pregnancy.
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Date: April 30, 2010
The SC Campaign is pleased to announce a new feature for our site, an RSS Feed!
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SC and Georgia Groups combat high teen pregnancy rates
Date: April 25, 2010
Georgia and South Carolina teen pregnancy rates rank among the top 10, according to the latest data available from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Chesterfield Teen Pregnancy Rate Sparks Concern
Date: April 23, 2010
According to the Chesterfield County Coordinating Council Youth Development Coalition, 135 young ladies ages 10-19 became pregnant in 2007, the most recent year for which data is available.
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Teens, Cell Phones and Texting
Date: April 23, 2010
Text messaging becomes centerpiece communication
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Bristol Palin Appears in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Ad
Date: April 08, 2010
Bristol Palin is back in the media spotlight. And again, it's related to teen pregnancy.
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Funding Available for Nonprofit Capacity Building
Date: April 08, 2010
Learn more about a new program designed to increase the capacity of small nonprofits to expand their impact in communities facing resource hardships.
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US Teen Birth Rate Declines 2% After Two Year Increase
Date: April 06, 2010
The nation's teen birth rate declined 2% in 2008, according to data released today by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
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Health Care Bill Allocates Money for Abstinence-Only Education
Date: April 05, 2010
The recently passed health care reform legislation includes $250 million for states to fund abstinence education programs. Opponents are not happy, saying the programs don't work.
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Family First: Boys Brag About Sex
Date: April 01, 2010
Teenage boys like to talk about it and, sometimes, they exaggerate.
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President Signs Landmark Health Reform Into Law
Date: March 25, 2010
Earlier this week, the United States House of Representatives passed HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and since that time President Obama has signed the package into law.
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Virtual March on State House a Push for More than Abstinence Only
Date: March 23, 2010
Kay Chitty is going to be one of more than 3,000 South Carolinians to participate in what's believed to be the first ever virtual march on the State House today.
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Reducing Unintended Pregnancies Can Ease State's Woes
Date: March 12, 2010
Reducing teen pregnancy would benefit both the national and state economies as well as improve the educational, health and social prospects for this generation of young people and the next.
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Healthier Students are Better Learners
Date: March 11, 2010
Educational progress will be profoundly limited if students are not motivated and able to learn.
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Teen Pregnancy Problem
Date: March 04, 2010
Board member Molly Talbot-Metz advocates for teen pregnancy prevention.
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USC's Project Condom: Season 3 A Huge Success
Date: March 03, 2010
Guest judge Santino Rice rated groups' condom-adorned garments
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Project Condom Season 3
Date: March 02, 2010
USC students combine fashion and design with safe-sex awareness while raising money for Teen Expressions 2010.
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Contest explores 'I Am A Teen. Is There An App For That?'
Date: February 25, 2010
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is accepting entries for its eighth annual Teen Expressions contest sponsored by First Citizens Bank.
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Restoring Family Planning Services Can Save Taxpayers Millions
Date: February 22, 2010
New research from Iowa could be enlightening for our state's policymakers, who are sharpening their pencils and their knives for further cuts to protective health services for young women and girls.
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President Obama Proposes to Increase Teen Pregnancy Prevention Dollars in 2011
Date: February 05, 2010
This week, President Obama submitted his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2011 to Congress, kicking off the annual federal budget and appropriations cycle.
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Research finds preventing unintended pregnancies saves taxpayer money
Date: February 03, 2010
New research released Tuesday indicated money invested in family planning services carries a significant benefit.
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New Study Finds Abstinence Only Program to be Effective
Date: February 02, 2010
Research findings show a significant proportion of students delayed sexual activity.
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Survey Looks at Risk Behaviors for South Carolina High School, Middle School Students
Date: February 01, 2010
Percentage of high school students who engaged in sexual intercourse is still too high.
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National Teen Pregnancy Rate Rises
Date: January 27, 2010
After Years of Decline, Teen Pregnancy Rates Rise
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One-Third of Teen Mothers Do Not Earn High School Diploma or GED
Date: January 25, 2010
New Child Trends research finds that one in three (34 percent) young women who had been teen mothers did not earn a high school diploma or a GED, compared with only 6 percent of young women who had not had a teen birth.
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Young Mothers
Date: January 15, 2010
Advocates say efforts across South Carolina need to be stepped up to target the pregnancy rate in older teens
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Report: SC Teen Pregnancy Rates Increase
Date: December 02, 2009
A new report released by South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control showed an increase in teen pregnancy rates for the fourth year in a row.
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CDC Report Finds Adolescent Girls Continue To Bear A Major Burden of Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Date: November 18, 2009
Adolescent girls ages 15 - 19 years had the largest reported number of chlamydia and gonorrhea cases (409,531) when compared to any other age group.
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Telling It Like It Is: Teen Perspectives on Romantic Relationships
Date: November 09, 2009
Research brief summarizes findings from focus groups that explored what teens have to say about romantic relationships.
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Study: Options Are Key in Sexual Education Curriculum
Date: November 06, 2009
Teaching both abstinence, risk-reduction may lower teen STD, pregnancy rates.
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We Could Use More Work on Campus Sexual Health
Date: November 04, 2009
USC moves into the top spot."
It's fall in Columbia, and those six words are sure to get the attention of anyone with a pulse. When they appeared recently in The State, however, the topic wasn't football; it was sex.
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Office of National AIDS Policy Call to Action
Date: October 30, 2009
President Obama Needs Your Help!
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The Future of Abstinence
Date: October 30, 2009
It's been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money, determined to continue its mission.
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Teen Parents a More Diverse Group Than Most Believe
Date: October 28, 2009
Contrary to the perception of most Americans, the majority of teen parents are from households that are not in poverty and that are not headed by single parents.
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Grant Will Help Educate Teens on STDs, Unplanned Pregnancy
Date: October 28, 2009
Thanks to a $20,000 grant to Aiken Youth Empowerment, peer educators will get additional opportunities to get needed information on reproductive issues to students at USC Aiken.
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USC and S-E-X: School Gets Love in National Survey
Date: October 27, 2009
The University of South Carolina is not No. 1 in the SEC. But, according to a national survey set to be released today, USC is tops when it comes to S-E-X. Sexual health, that is.
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Horry County Adult Education Awarded Teen Pregnancy Grant
Date: October 26, 2009
Horry County Schools Adult Education has been awarded a $9,500 grant for a one-year Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
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National HIV/AIDS Strategy Public Meeting
Date: October 23, 2009
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) is holding a public meeting in Columbia.
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FDA Approves Merck's Gardasil for Boys
Date: October 20, 2009
Drugmaker Merck said Friday that U.S. regulators cleared its vaccine Gardasil to prevent genital warts in boys, a new use for a product already approved to prevent cervical cancer in women.
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Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy Decline
Date: October 15, 2009
Increases in global contraceptive use have contributed to a decrease in the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions.
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SC Teachers Work to Prevent Child Abuse
Date: October 15, 2009
SC teachers are leading the nation to keep kids safe.
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Vulnerable Youth
Date: October 05, 2009
A Closer Look at Reproductive Health Outcomes
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Sep. 30 Update on Federal Budget 2010
Date: September 30, 2009
Senate Finance Takes Action on Federal Budget
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Campaign Honors Representative Anton Gunn
Date: September 30, 2009
For his dedication and tireless support
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District Forms Bond with Nonprofit
Date: September 28, 2009
Communities in Schools Aims to Prevent Dropouts
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Combo Vaccine Reduces Risk of HIV Infection
Date: September 28, 2009
A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time
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Teen Birth Rates Higher in Bible Belt
Date: September 16, 2009
U.S. states with more conservative religious beliefs tend have higher rates of teenagers giving birth
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Are 18-19 Year Olds the Population Left Behind?
Date: September 15, 2009
Campaign Releases Findings from Year-Long Research
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Large U.S. Cities Vary Widely in Teen Births
Date: September 04, 2009
The 2009 edition of Child Trends' annual Facts at a Glance has been released.
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Program's Name Change is Empowering
Date: August 28, 2009
Aiken Youth Empowerment - the new name for the nonprofit Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention
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More Women Wait to Start Families
Date: August 13, 2009
Women in the USA and around the world are waiting longer to start families.
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2009 Kids Count Data Book Released
Date: August 03, 2009
Key indicators of child well-being show slight improvements in six areas since 2000.
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Update from Congress
Date: July 28, 2009
Spending bill passed by the House.
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CDC Reports Rise in Teen Pregnancy Rates
Date: July 22, 2009
Since 2006, health officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have watched warily as the teen birth rate has crept up.
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Teen Pregnancy: Epidemic Levels in Foster Care
Date: July 22, 2009
What's tougher being a pregnant teenager? Try being a pregnant teenager in foster care.
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Campaign Releases Advocacy Toolkit
Date: July 15, 2009
Learn more at our One Voice training scheduled for Sep. 29!
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Young Adults Still Have High Expectations for Love
Date: July 15, 2009
Most young adults in the U.S. have positive views of marriage and wish to marry someday.
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Welcome to the SC Campaign Website
Date: July 15, 2009
We're glad you are here!
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10th Summer Institute - Celebrating a Milestone
Date: July 14, 2009
In June, the SC Campaign celebrated another milestone with the completion of its 10th Summer Institute.
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SC Campaign Featured on CDC Website
Date: June 30, 2009
The CDC's Adolescent Reproductive Health website has received a face lift
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Board Chairman Receives Award
Date: June 25, 2009
Outgoing Board Chairman Receives Award in Honor of Dr. Murray
L. Vincent
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Road Show Visits the Coast
Date: June 01, 2009
Our Road Show made stops in Dillon and Myrtle Beach.
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SC Prevention Efforts Get Nationwide Attention
Date: May 01, 2009
Efforts featured in Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal
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