Teenage Pregnancy
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The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
Web Site Links
ChildStats.gov http://www.childstats.gov/
ChildStats.gov is the official Web site of the Federal Interagency
Forum on Child and Family Statistics (or Forum). The Forum is a
working group of federal agencies and collects, analyses and
reports data on issues related to children and families
including state statistics and reports.
The
Guttmacher Institute http://www.guttmacher.org/
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health
worldwide through an interrelated program of science research,
public education and policy analysis. The database is
searchable by subject.
Healthy Teen
Network http://www.healthyteennetwork.org/
This Healthy Teen Network (HTN) provides leadership, education, training
information, and advocacy resources, and support to practitioners in
adolescent pregnancy, parenting, and prevention.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/
The mission of the National Campaign is to promote behavior and
policies that reduce teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among
young adults. The site covers Campaign's activities, current
news, resources and research information, offers abstracts of
journal articles, as well as in-depth links on selected topics
related to teen pregnancy.
New
York Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/search/results.php?lang=1&keyword=Teenage+Pregnancy&dtype=1
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) is a bilingual health
information site. It aims to provide high quality full-text
health information for underserved populations. This link
provides direct access to resources about teen pregnancy.
Planned Parenthood http://plannedparenthood.org/
Planned Parenthood Website contains research reports about teen
pregnancy. (Look under "Health Topics" on the home page, then
under "teens"). It also provides information about
sexuality.
Sex, Etc. http://www.sexetc.org/
This is a teen-produced online newsletter and Web site that
answers questions from teens on love, sex, abstinence, contraception,
to Aids, STDs, drugs, drinking, violence. Links to Web sites,
books and hotlines provide useful resources (see Resources).
Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)
Issue &
Controversies @ Facts.com
http://www.2facts.com
Search for "teenage pregnancy" in this database and choose a
recent document for current information. Supplemental
information is available by clicking on "Sidebars" and "Related
Articles".
SIRS http://sks.sirs.com
Search for "teenage pregnancy" and find articles, including
links to statistics and a timeline of the history of the issue.
Books
The following
books can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library.
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases
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http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 4 sample searches below are from the
ProQuest database. Use Advanced Search and type each
term in a separate box:
1.
SUB(teenage pregnancy) [from Scholarly Journals only]
2.
SUB(teenage pregnancy) AND SUB(fathers)
3.
SUB(teenage pregnancy) AND SUB(prevention)
4.
SUB(teenage pregnancy) AND SUB(race) OR (ethnicity)
Researched and evaluated by:
C. Chan, Librarian 5/2002
last update: T. Shabelnik, Librarian 12/2009