4242.0 Reproductive and sexual health for teens and young adults, part 2: research and innovation

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Participants will be able to describe pregnancy prevention trends and strategies for teens
Session Objectives: Participants will be able to describe pregnancy prevention trends and strategies for teens
Moderator:
John S. Santelli, MD

12:30pm
Socioeconomic gradients of early pubertal development and menarche across racial/ethnic groups: Findings from a nationally representative sample of adolescent girls in the US
Laura Chyu, PhD and Thomas McDade, PhD
12:45pm
Influencing Middle and High School Students' Decisions to be Sexually Active: What do Confidence, Substance Abuse, Refusal Skills and Condom Use have to do with Intercourse and Oral Sex?
Kristen Jozkowski, PhD, Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin, HSD, MPH and Dayna Henry, PhD
     
1:00pm
Writing on the wall: The effects of neighborhoods on teen reproductive health
Sarah Isquick, BS, Mara Decker, DrPH and Claire Brindis, DrPH
     
  
1:15pm
Ask “TxTina” – Going Mobile with Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness
Mary Heinrich, Senior Vice President and Director of the Public Health Specialty Group
     

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Organized by: Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Education and Health Promotion, School Health Education and Services, Men's Health Caucus, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

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