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Please Send Your Suggestions for Reading List

By: Emma Davidson . July 16th, 2010

Tell Them needs your help.
We’re putting together a series of suggested reading lists on a number of topics and we want your suggestions.
Please send us the books you have found helpful and insightful on teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, contraception, comprehensive sex education, and any other topics you think we would be interested in.
We’ll go through the suggested [...]

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HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

By: Emma Davidson . May 18th, 2010

Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). Today, we celebrate the millions of volunteers, health professionals, scientists, advocates and community members who are fighting for a safe and effective vaccine for HIV. We also come together to acknowledge and raise awareness of the need for continued research and funding for this vaccine.
While there is currently [...]

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National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

By: Emma Davidson . May 3rd, 2010

May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (NTPPM). This annual campaign is “designed to help communities recognize that the effects of unintended teen pregnancy and early childbearing are far-reaching.”
Teens need proper education and instruction on the importance of reproductive health.
The Guttmacher Institute has provided these facts:

Each year, almost 750,000 women aged 15–19 become pregnant. Overall, [...]

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