Teen Pregnancy Rates Falls to 30 year Low in North Carolina
Council on Adolescents celebrates a statewide victory; North Carolina's teen pregnancy rates hit to a 30 year low in 2008.  New data shows that there were 217 fewer pregnancies in 2007 than 2008.  COA provides teen pregnancy prevention programs throughout Catawba County.  Similar programs are offered by nonprofits throughout the state and these education programs are credited... Read More

New Info Regarding STDs
Check out this info from Reuters! Listen, we still have a lot of work to do and we all need to work together! Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Maggie Fox, Health And Science Editor – Mon Nov 16, 1:38 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far... Read More

What Happens When Parents Assume Their Teens Will Make Bad Choices?
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C./PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Drinking. Drugs. Caving into peer pressure. When parents expect their teenagers to conform to negative stereotypes, those teens are in fact more likely to do so, according to new research by professor of psychology Christy Buchanan. "Parents who believe they are simply being realistic might actually contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy,"... Read More

Latino Teens More Likely to Become Obese
(Article from CNN) -- When she was about 8, Frida Sepulveda developed dark folds of skin around her neck. It's a well-known warning sign of type 2 diabetes. Blanca Sepulveda, right, was "devastated" when her daughter Frida began showing signs of type 2 diabetes. Frida's mother, Blanca Sepulveda, who has watched other family members struggle with diabetes and obesity, was "devastated" to see... Read More

Welcome!
Welcome to the Council on Adolescents of Catawba County Inc. new blog!! We hope to update it often with current issues facing young teens in relation to teen pregnancy and its affects. Please stay tuned. Read More! Read More