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Article: May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month; Public Education Campaign Launches in California Urging Adults to ``Get Real'' About Teen Pregnancy.
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- Business Wire
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- April 28, 1999
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999--
A new statewide public education campaign, "Get Real About Teen Pregnancy," kicked off Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Wednesday by calling on the state's elected leaders and communities to take a realistic approach to one of the state's most compelling social issues: teenage pregnancy.
While teen birthrates are decreasing, California has the highest teen pregnancy rates in the nation. The projected rise in the sheer numbers of teens in California over the next few years brings new risks of increases in teen pregnancy and a renewed urgency for support of teen pregnancy prevention.
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