NASHVILLE (WATE) – Teen pregnancy paces in the point out of Tennessee are down, based on the Tennessee Department of Health.
May is Nationwide Teen Pregnancy Month and TDH is sign up with partners from across the nation on the subject of Could 4 to commemorate a Nationwide day to stay away from teen pregnancy. Officails point out Tennessee’s adolescent childbirth fee declined from 53.8 every 1,000 in 2008 to 33.0 every 1,000 in 2014 and teen pregnancy paces declined from 64.8 to 37.9 every 1,000 teens.
“We are glad of this improvement and keep on our initiatives to educate parents, teens, Healthiness contractors and various other neighborhood partners regarding methods to more minimize pregnancies amongst youthful Tennesseans,” claimed TDH Replacement Commissioner when it come to Populace Healthiness Michael Warren, MD, MPH.
TDH claims adolescent pregnacy is still a considerable issue in Tennessee, and is still better compared to the Nationwide rate.
More online:
- Tennessee Department of Healthiness Adolescent Pregnancy Program
- The Nationwide Day to stay away from Teen Pregnancy
- U.S. Department of Healthiness and Human Services, Office of Teen Pregnancy and Childbearing
- The Facilities when it come to Illness Regulate and Prevention
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