A Model for Increasing Access: Teenage Pregnancy Prevention.

Foster, Henry W.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Model for Increasing Access: Teenage Pregnancy Prevention.

Foster, Henry W.; And Others

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v1 n1 p136-46 Sum 1990

The United States leads all other developed nations in inappropriate teenage pregnancies and the educational and societal consequences. Describes activities of the community-based I Have a Future Program (IHAF), built on the premise that changes in sex behavior must be pursued in a framework of enhancing self-esteem and presenting positive alternatives. (CJS)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Contraception, Early Intervention, Early Parenthood, Health Education, Longitudinal Studies, Prevention, Program Content, Self Esteem, Sex Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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