New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition

Annual Conference

SAVE THE DATE:
NM Teen Pregnancy Coalitions Board of Directors to Honor
Senator Michael Sanchez

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
At the New Mexico History Museum

SAVE THE DATE:
Showcasing New Mexico's Reduction in Adolescent Births
Celebrating Successes: What's Working Around New Mexico

Friday, May 4, 2012
University of New Mexico
Science & Technology Park
Albuquerque, New Mexico

May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

New Mexico  is joining the national activities for TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH

The Biggest event is an interactive online "quiz" for teens.It will be unveiled on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 and runs through the month.  Last year almost 550,000 teens around the country took this quiz. 

You can help insure that New Mexico teens get involved in this important opportunity.  The quiz includes real-life scenarios and storylines that will prompt teens to carefully consider how they would react in risky sexual situations.  Many teens still think, “It can’t happen to me.”  This activity will help break through that denial and understand that it can happen to them. 

The message is simple. Teens must think about the importance of postponing pregnancy and parenthood until they are adults and take action now to protect their futures.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED – SEX HAS CONSEQUENCES! 

This event has been launched by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy in partnership with over 200 prominent national organizations. 

For more information or access the quiz, log on to www.teenpregnancy.org 

You Can Help!

·         Spread the word to educators, medical and social service providers, the faith community and local community organizations.  Ask them to promote the event. 

·         Get the word out to teens about the quiz.  Help them find internet access for the quiz. 

·         Encourage your schools and libraries to provide internet access for the quiz. 

·         Help your local schools develop creative activities for the month of May. 

·         Publicize May events in your local newspapers and radio. 

·         Use the month of May to increase awareness about teen pregnancy in your community.

Did you know?  New Mexico has the 2^nd highest teen birth rate in the US

2011 Parent Discussion Guide (Spanish)
2011 Parent Discussion Guide (English)
2011 Teen Discussion  Guide
2011 Press Release
2011 Quiz (Spanish)
2011 Quiz (English)
2011 Posters
2011 Teen Discussion Guide (English)
2011 Teen Discussion Guide (Spanish)

Everyday Democracy Strong Starts Initiative

In the spring of 2010, Everyday Democracy launched Strong Starts for Children. Through this initiative we're working closely with five communities in New Mexico to help them find ways for all kinds of people to talk, work, and take action together on issues related to the success of all children from birth to eight. Because children exist as part of families and communities, efforts to help children must support whole systems. In this initiative, people are working on such success factors as school readiness, linked systems for health and education, access for families to development and training for employment, financial literacy and educational opportunities.

As part of the initiative, Everyday Democracy is:

• helping communities build on what they are already doing, and involve all kinds of people in talking about and taking action on creating success for all children.
• providing resources and tools to sustain the kind of public participation that leads to problem solving, policy change, and improved conditions in all children’s lives, particularly those who are most vulnerable.

Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc. - Strong Starts Video

News Flash Entry: A Success Story!

 Past Recipient of Teen Pregnancy Coalation Award Finds Success

GIRL EFFECT: To Make sure 12-year olds, 13--year olds and all teen girls stay happy and healthy.

The Girl Effect can't happen without you. To learn more about Girl Effect and watch the video click here. http://www.girleffect.org/video 

Click here for: Fact Sheet

From the Census Bureau: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates: Big News for Small Areas

The American Community Survey 5-year estimates are now available.

-Learn more about the 5-year Data Release or access the data directly in American FactFinder.

-Build detailed tables (e.g., census tracts) of ACS indicators: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&_lang=en&_ts=310474967948

-Easy access to demographic information about the United States from 1790 to the present. To get started, select "Maps" or "Reports." http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

NYTimes - Mapping America, Block by Block
Browse local data from the Census Bureau’s community survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009. http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp?hp

New Online Publications

• Vital Signs: Teen Pregnancy --- United States, 1991 -- 2009
• UNMH Community Perspective on Access and Spending 2088
• Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Adolescents: Establishing Healthy Behaviors at a Critical Juncture in the Lifecourse By: Lauren J. Ralpha & Claire D. Brindis
• New Mexico State Fact Sheet 2010
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
• 2004-2006 Average Birth Rate to Hispanic Females
• Teen Birth Rates, Albuquerque Census Tracts 2001-05
• Child Trends Newsletter
• NM Teen Resource Directory 2008
• Free Publications from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 2007)
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Report Card, 2007
• New Mexico Selected Health Statistics Annual Report, 2005
• NM Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, 2005
• Fatherhood Research
• Bridging Our Past, Present and Future: Teen Pregnancy in New Mexico
• Meeting the Challenge: How to Reduce Teen Pregnancy in Your Community
• Visit the CDC's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Website and their "Button and Badge's" Page here .
• The STD Curriculum for Clinical Educators
   http://www.cdc.gov/std/-- the curriculum is the first highlighted item
• "Counseling Clients in the Standard Days Method"
  http://www.irh.org to register for this interactive course
• The STD Communications Database developed by DSTDP, this tool is designed to help public health practitioners create specialized STD health communication prevention interventions.
  http://www.cdc.gov/std/commdata/ 
• STD fact sheets in a variety of languages
  http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/stds/index.html
• A helpful site on Hepatitis C
  http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
• Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities. This publication from HRSA and the CDC is available free of charge at:
   http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/NationalInitiative
• "Parent Power: What Parents Need to Know and Do to Prevent Teen Pregnancy" Designed specifically for parents, an easy-to-use guide that brings together all the latest research on the influence of parents and provides specific advice based on that research.
  View results of the survey or read the guide, visit
  http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/parentpower.
• Sex Education: Needs, Programs and Policies
  http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/ed_slides.html
• Infant adoption training is happening throughout the year.  Learn more about the trainings and to check out dates.
  http://www.infantadopt.org/
• Practitioners Handbook for managing patients with STDs
  http://www.stdhandbook.org

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