NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
The Tennessee Department of Healthiness is observing National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month in communities across the state this Might to boost awareness concerning the impact of teen pregnancy also as education and prevention efforts.
On Wednesday, TDH will certainly join partners from across the country in celebrating the National Day to Avoid Teen Pregnancy. This observance helps teens know the consequences of unplanned pregnancy and consider exactly how to finest intend for triumph in accomplishing their educational and vocational goals.
“Teen pregnancy has actually been declared as among 6 ‘winnable battles’ by the Centers for Illness Regulate and Prevention, and we are moving in the ideal direction in Tennessee,” said TDH Deputy Commissioner for Population Healthiness Michael Warren, MD, MPH. “Consistent along with national trends, Tennessee’s birth rates for adolescents aged 15-19 progressively declined from 53.8 in 2008 to 33.0 in 2014, and teen pregnancy rates declined from 64.7 to 37.9 per 1,000 teens. We are proud of this development and keep on our efforts to educate parents, teens, Healthiness professionals and various other community partners concerning methods to further lower pregnancies among young Tennesseans.”
The mission of the Tennessee Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Regimen is to Avoid unplanned adolescent pregnancies through a comprehensive, community-wide, collaborative initiative that promotes abstinence, self-respect, constructive life selections and responsible decision-making concerning sexuality, healthy and balanced relationships and the future.
“Tennessee need to be proud of its teens, families and communities for the good options they have actually made,” said TAPPP Regimen Director Kimothy Warren, MS, MCHES. “Age-right conversations concerning healthy and balanced relationships need to start along with the 2 boys and girls early in a child’s life and keep on through young adulthood. Studies prove to teens cite parents as having the a lot of encourage on their options and behavior about sexual activity, and we are glad to job along with parents to assistance equip them to have actually those conversations along with their children.”
Despite successes, adolescent pregnancy remains a considerable problem in Tennessee. Even though Tennessee’s teen birth fee has actually consistently declined, it is still markedly better compared to the national fee of 24.2. Adolescent births have actually severe consequences for the teenage mother and her baby. According to the National Campaign to Avoid Adolescent Pregnancy, adolescent parenthood is linked to numerous negative consequences for mothers, fathers and their children. Compared along with those that delay childbearing, adolescent mothers are a lot more most likely to shed from school, stay unmarried and live in poverty. Their youngsters are a lot more most likely to be born at reduced birth weight, mature poor, live in single-moms and dad households, experience abuse and overlook and enter the kid welfare system.
The Department of Healthiness has actually adopted a broad-based approach to providing solutions to the community to lower teen pregnancy. Primary locations of focus contain implementing a wide number of approved, evidence-based abstinence education programs; increasing higher school graduation rates; cutting down the fee of repeat pregnancies; cutting down overall teen pregnancy rates; cutting down edge childhood experiences and enhancing and fostering self-sufficiency.
For a lot more short article concerning teen pregnancy services and services, visit:
Tennessee Department of Healthiness Adolescent Pregnancy Program
The National Day to Avoid Teen Pregnancy
U.S. Department of Healthiness and Human Services, Office of Teen Pregnancy and Childbearing