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Service Provider Coalition Meeting
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 at 9:00
9:00 am at the Gift of Life
For more information, call 272-1820
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National Day to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy
is May 4, 2011
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Our
VISION:
To Ensure a Pregnancy-free Adolescence
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MISSION:
To accomplish our vision by raising
awareness, educating youth and the community, supporting
local service providers and uniting services and resources |
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Education and awareness can lower our numbers:
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Approximately 1140 teenage girls became pregnant in Montgomery,
Autauga, Elmore and Lowndes Counties in 2007. |
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Teen pregnancy costs these counties over $117 million each year. |
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Alabama ranks among the top fifteen states in the country for the
highest teen pregnancy rate. |
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Our GOAL:
To reduce teen pregnancy in
Montgomery, Autauga, Elmore and Lowndes Counties by
one-third by 2010
THE GOOD NEWS:
Teen Pregnancies have decreased by more than 24% since 1999!
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Everyone benefits from reducing teen pregnancy:
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Crime rates drop.
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Citizens pay fewer taxes.
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Alcohol and and drug use among teens decreases.
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More teens graduate from high school and join the workforce.
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Infant mortality rates drop.
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Fewer babies are born with low birth weight.
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Fewer children live in poverty.
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