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	<title>Tell Them SC &#187; Youth</title>
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		<title>Prevention In Greenville</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/prevention-in-greenville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AID Upstate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oconee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pickens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ra'Shawn Flournoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spartanburg]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aid Upstate is a phenomenal organization in Greenville, SC. They are an AIDS Service Organization providing supportive services to over 850 men, women and their families living with HIV/AIDS in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties.
AID Upstate&#8217;s Prevention Division provides HIV testing, risk reduction counseling and education to at-risk communities in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Laurens, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC Ranks 45 out of 50 for Child Well-Being</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/sc-ranks-45-out-of-50-for-child-well-being/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/sc-ranks-45-out-of-50-for-child-well-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annie E Casey Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids Count Data Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Birth Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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Yesterday, the Annie E Casey Foundation released its 21st annual Kids Count Data Book which measures the well-being of children throughout the country.
The Data Book ranks states on ten areas of well-being. They are

Child Death Rate (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1–14)
Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Percent Low–Birthweight Babies
Percent of Children in Poverty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TV Shows Highlight Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/tv-shows-highlight-teen-pregnancy-and-parenthood/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/tv-shows-highlight-teen-pregnancy-and-parenthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[16 and Pregnant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bristol Palin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levi Johnston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secrect Life of the American Teenager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a day at the office, I look forward to a relaxing evening at home. Recently, this has involved a lot of reading, since I’ve started frequenting the Richland County Public Library. But this is also due to the fact that if I turned on the TV, I’d feel like I was right back at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Move!</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/lets-move/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/lets-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letsmove.gov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Take Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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Being active and eating a healthy array of foods are essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, many children across the country are not taught to take control of what they eat and how they work their bodies. They live sedentary lifestyles- blobs in front of TV and video games. Eating junk food and drinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/national-teen-pregnancy-prevention-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/national-teen-pregnancy-prevention-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emma Davidson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=516</guid>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I am Passionate About Responsible Reproductive Health Policy</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/why-i-am-passionate-about-responsible-reproductive-health-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/why-i-am-passionate-about-responsible-reproductive-health-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Rigg Monetti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ab-Only]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathy Monetti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am the mother of a 17-year-old daughter, and I consider myself to be (at least reasonably) politically aware. You’d think those two facts would lead to some general knowledge of sexual health legislative issues—particularly those that directly, and profoundly, affect the young women of our state.
But I am here to tell you that to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Am Passionate About The Virtual March</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/why-i-am-passionate-about-the-virtual-march/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/why-i-am-passionate-about-the-virtual-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sammy Rutkowski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sammy Rutlowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I admit it: I have never voted in an election. I&#8217;m ashamed to say so, but it&#8217;s the truth. It’s not that I’m an anti-American cynic or an anarchist bent on sabotaging our system of government. I’m merely a recent college graduate, attempting to transition from grungy student to polished professional. Right now my main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something Worth Talking About</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/something-worth-talking-about/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/something-worth-talking-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Cole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teresa Coles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t talk about things in the South. Our ability to keep family secrets and disguise dysfunctional relationships is as true to our DNA as biscuits and gravy.
And issue avoidance? It takes a lot of cheek-turning to get your state to the bottom of the heap in virtually every health, education and economic indicator.
But here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC House Version of $5 Billion Budget</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/sc-house-version-of-5-billion-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/sc-house-version-of-5-billion-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cervical Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emma Davidson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infant Mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SC House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trama Centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The South Carolina House of Representatives was up all night debating the state’s $5 billion budget. I recognize that with a deficit like ours, some things are going to be cut. I do not envy our legislators for the difficult task of deciding who gets funding and who doesn’t. However, as a tax-paying citizen of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIV and AIDS Are Real Threats</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/hiv-and-aids-are-real-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/hiv-and-aids-are-real-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay Chitty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kay Chitty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TTWomen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a dangerous misperception afoot in South Carolina that HIV is no longer a threat and we have the situation under control. By not acknowledging the huge problem of HIV in our state, we are putting our children – and ourselves &#8211; at risk.
South Carolina’s HIV and AIDS rates place our state in the [...]]]></description>
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