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- CDC director discusses Extreme Heat Awareness with Atlanta area school students Media Advisory - May 20, 2013
- CDC announces new members for the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women Media Advisory - May 20, 2013
- Large majority of adults have smoke-free rules in homes, vehicles Press Release - May 16, 2013
- CDC study finds fecal contamination in pools Press Release - May 16, 2013
- CDC to issue first comprehensive report on children’s mental health in the United States - May 16, 2013
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National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Teen pregnancy and childbearing bring substantial social and economic costs through immediate and long-term impacts on teen parents and their children.
In 2008, teen pregnancy and childbirth accounted for nearly $11 billion per year in costs to U.S. taxpayers for increased health care and foster care, increased incarceration rates among children of teen parents, and lost tax revenue because of lower educational attainment and income among teen mothers.
Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates among girls. Only about 50 percent of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90 percent of women who had not given birth during adolescence.
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