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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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Teen-Friendly Health Websites |
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Here are some web sites that will help you get some of your questions about love, sex, relationships and health answered.
Sex Etc. is an award winning, teen produced online newsletter and website that answers questions from teens on love, sex, abstinence, contraception, AIDS, STDs, drugs, drinking, and violence, just to name a few. There are many places to register your opinion and ask questions, as well as links to other web sites.
Puberty 101 is a place on the web for adolescents and teens to ask questions and get honest, open answers about puberty.
Teen Health addresses teen health questions and concerns.
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