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Advocates for Youth
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Creates programs and advocates for policies to help youth make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Offers info and training to youth serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists and media.
- Source: Advocates for Youth
- From: International resource
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Adolescent sexual health services and education: options for Nova Scotia
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Addresses sexual activity among adolescents. Discusses sexually transmitted infections and adolescent pregnancy. Provides information on sexual health services, education policies, and programs in Nova Scotia. Offers ideas for effective services and education programs. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (ACEWH)
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Update report on teen pregnancy prevention
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Provides a summary of statistics, context, and effective strategies related to the prevention of teen pregnancy. Includes examples of successful and promising initiatives. Developed in partnership with the Sex Information
and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN). Link requires
PDF reader.
- Source: Best Start
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Finding our way: a sexual and reproductive health sourcebook for Aboriginal communities
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Describes a tool for service providers and educators working on sexual and reproductive health in an Aboriginal cultural context. The sourcebook looks at traditional teachings, and covers sexuality education for children and youth, healthy pregnancies, teen pregnancies, menopause and sexual abuse. Includes ordering instructions.
- Source: Canadian Federation for Sexual Health
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Adolescent pregnancy
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Presents the Canadian Paediatric Society's position paper on adolescent pregnancy. Covers pregnancy prevention, diagnosis, and counselling the pregnant adolescent.
- Source: Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
- From: Adolescent health
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Resource Centre for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP)
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Provides practical tools and information for educators designed to reduce sexual risk-taking behaviours among adolescents. Web site provides up-to-date, evaluated program materials, research articles and statistics to assist teachers and health educators in working with teens.
- Source: ETR Associates
- From: International resource
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Guttmacher Institute
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Advances sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and worldwide through social science research, policy analysis and public education. Web site provides information on sexual behaviour, prevention, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, and pregnancy and birth.
- Source: Guttmacher Institute
- From: International resource
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KidsHealth
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Focuses on health info about children from conception through adolescence. Presents information in separate areas for kids, teens, and parents each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone.
- Source: KidsHealth
- From: International resource
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Pregnant teens and teenage mothers: a statistical portrait
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Presents data on pregnancy and birth rates for young women under 20 years of age in Quebec. Examines risks to the health of teenage mothers and their children, and the impact on education and socioeconomic status. Compares the situation in Quebec to the rest of Canada and other countries. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Minister of Education
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Teenage pregnancy
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Describes outcomes of pregnancy for teenage girls. Outlines reasons for resistance to contraceptive use among teens. Presents a list of difficulties that teenagers face with regard to contraception. Promotes different initiatives and interventions at the provincial, regional, and local levels.
- Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (MSSS)
- From: Topics
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