Teenage Pregnancy Rates In America

Surprisingly, teen pregnancy rates have dropped over the years. Between 2007 and 2012, one-third the rate in the mid-2000s dropped. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, there was a six percent decrease from 2011 to 2012. I was not surprised to find in my search that teen minorities have always had higher birth rates than white teens. African Americans have the greater decline compared to the white. African-American girls ages 15-19 had a pregnancy rate 60% higher than their White counterparts. The population was only 20% African American. Do you see the concern?
According to the data provided below, Figure 1, overtime between the ages of 15-19 the gap in birthrates per 1,000 females (whites and African American’s) has closed. This shows that society has change dramatically. Research has shown that less sex, more contraception and more information is the reasons for this decline. One organization in particular has been dedicated to this matter and has had much statistical success. …show more content…
This approach consists of four key practices. Those include developing evidence based programs, linking these programs with clinics, improving clinical practices, and public awareness and listening. To elaborate, evidence based programs are programs that use previous statistical data from less severe studies in order to find the problem, coming up with at strategy and help reach expected positive results. They link clinics with programs by making medical services of easier access to teens. They improve clinical practices by changing traditional clinics into a more modern teen friendly environment. To complete this approach, they broadcast public awareness and listen by visiting churches and developing projects and recruitment of volunteers and community