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FACT: Every 58 minutes a teen gets pregnant in South Carolina.
Internships Posted for the South Carolina Campaign
Posted 08/22/08
Four new internship positions have been posted for the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Please visit our Employment/Internship page for details and instructions on how to apply.
Three Part Series Featured on WSPA
Posted 08/21/08
News Channel 7 (WSPA) in the Upstate featured a three-part series on teen pregnancy in Spartanburg County this week. Click here to find out more and to view the news clips.
Receptionist/Assistant Position Open at the Campaign
Posted 08/08/08
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is seeking an energetic and experienced Front Desk Receptionist/Assistant with the ability to multitask and work well in a busy environment. The ideal candidate will provide a positive, professional reception by greeting guests who call or visit our office. This position will also manage a multi-purpose database and mailing system, prepare correspondence and presentations, separate and distribute incoming correspondence, and perform other office support functions as assigned. The Front Desk Receptionist/ Assistant will also coordinate the use of the Campaign’s common areas including Board and training rooms for internal meetings and for outside groups; and serve as the primary contact for interns/volunteers.
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Bamberg Professional Receives First Award in Honor of Dr. Murray L. Vincent
Posted 08/04/08
During its 2008 Summer Institute, the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign) announced Michelle Thomas Nimmons as the first recipient of the Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award. Given in honor of the late Dr. Murray Vincent, the award is the highest and most distinguished honor given by the SC Campaign. The annual award recognizes an individual who has significantly impacted the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in South Carolina while exemplifying the characteristics of the award’s namesake.
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Road Show 2008 Re-Cap
Posted 08/01/08
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy hit the road in May of 2008 to celebrate what is nationaly known as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.
Learn more about their travels through the video below.
SC Campaign Video on YouTube
Posted 08/01/08
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy works, in mission, to prevent adolescent pregnancy in South Carolina through education, technical assistance, public awareness, research and advocacy.
View the Campaign's video to learn more about the organization.
Latest Data on Teen Birth Rates, Abstinence and Contraception
Posted 07/31/08
The 2008 edition of Child Trends' annual Facts at a Glance contains the latest national and state-level data on teen birth rates as well as data on the percentage of teens in grades 9-12 who abstain from sex or use contraception. Among the findings:
- Nationally, birth rates for white, black, and Hispanic teens all increased in 2006.
- Also on the national level, 52% of students in grades 9-12 in 2007 reported that they never had sex.
- Of those teens in grades 9-12 who were sexually active in 2007, 62% reported using a condom at last sex and 16% reported using birth control pills.
- The latest state data on teen birth rates are from 2005, which show:
- Texas and New Mexico have the highest teen birth rate (62 births for every 1,000 female teens ages 15-19), followed closely by Mississippi.
- New Hampshire has the lowest teen birth rate (18 births for every 1,000 female teens), followed closely by Vermont and Massachusetts.
The report, which is based primarily on Child Trends' analyses of data from the National Center for Health Statistics, also includes teen birth data for large cities.
