The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Risk-taking Behaviors among U.S. Adolescents
3127.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
Risk-taking Behaviors among U.S. Adolescents
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Claire Brindis, DrPH
10:30 AMTrends in self-reported sexual and contraceptive behavior and adolescents' readiness to participate in teen pregnancy prevention programs
Stuart M. Belle, MPH, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, Leandra P Peters, MS, Brooke McKnight, MBA, MPH, DrPH
10:45 AMSexuality-related social norms among middle school students in an urban public school system
William F. Bacon, PhD, Kelly C. Cleland, MPA, MPH, Leslie M. Kantor, MPH
11:00 AMCan changes in sexual behaviors among high school students explain the decline in teen pregnancy rates in the 1990s?
John S Santelli, MD, MPH, Joyce Abma, PhD, Stephanie J. Ventura, MA, Laura Duberstein Lindberg, PhD
11:15 AMWithdrawn -- Perceptions of teens about their communities: Relationships to high risk behaviors
Stacie S. Cherner, MA, MSW, Mary Wagner, PhD
11:30 AMSubtypes of pregnant and parenting teens: Assessing risk in a diverse population
Catherine Feuer, PhD
11:45 AMImpact of family connectedness on sexual risk-taking behavior among urban youth attending alternative high schools
Christine M. Markham, MA, Susan Tortolero, PhD, S. Liliana Escobar-Chaves, MPH, Guy Parcel, PhD
Organized by:Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA