The Ounce of Prevention Podcast

Today’s podcast focuses on the recent RAND study that discovered a correlation between teen pregnancy and sexual content on media consumed by the teens.  What does this mean?  What does it mean for teen pregnancy prevention?  And what do YOU think about it?  Let us know!

• CNN: Study links sexual content on TV to teenage pregnancy: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/03/teen.pregnancy/
• RAND Report: http://www.rand.org/health/abstracts/2008/11/chandra.html

Have a great Thanksgiving and until next time, keep up the good work!

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This week’s podcast is our longest yet, mainly because our news story is that long and that important. Our other section this week is brief and deals with common mistakes that we see on the TPPI grant applications year after year.  Read the directions carefully, please and don’t leave out those crucial letters of support.

• Red Sex, Blue Sex: Why Do So Many Evangelical Teen-Agers Become Pregnant? http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/03/081103fa_fact_talbot
• TPPI: https://tppi.its.state.nc.us/info/tppi.htm

Until next time, keep up the good work!

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