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The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) measures behaviors that put young people at risk for disease, injury and death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the YRBS in collaboration with federal, state and private sector partners including state and local departments of education. The YRBS measures behaviors in six areas:
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July 30, 2006: Washington Times |
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  The Washington Times, July 30, 2006 189.95 Kb
Commentary, "Don't punish truants," by Darcy Jones, DC Campaign public policy coordinator
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Julio 27, 2006: El Pregonero |
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 El Pergonero, Julio 27, 2006 353.03 Kb
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"Embarazo juvenil preocupa a candidatos a alcaldia del DC"
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July 25, 2006: Washington Post |
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 The Washington Post, July 25, 2006 95.07 Kb
Letters to the Editor, "D.C.'s Supferficial Fix" by Leon Clemons
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Teen Health* |
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 The mission of DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to improve the health and well being of adolescents in Washington, DC. To accomplish this mission, DC Campaign advocates on behalf of teens to help them grow up to be healthy, productive adults.
Learning to take care of yourself now can mean you'll have fewer health problems in the future.
The old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is certainly true. What you do now will affect you later.
Top 10 reasons young people go to the doctor:
1) Feeling sick, for example, stomach or bowel pain;
2) Ongoing conditions such as acne, asthma, diabetes, cancer;
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