Related Readings in Developmental Science
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Conception and Prenatal Development
Grabiner, Gene. (2011). A Question of Choice.Reproductive Health. Reproductive Health 2011, 8:20 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-8-20. Online: http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/8/1/20.Click on hyperlink below to read article.
Women's reproductive rights, reproductive health, and constitutional privacy rights in the United States are addressed in light of the contemporary onslaught of the Christian Right. The misuse of State power by fundamentalist social forces in America is critiqued. The article also briefly reviews the question of State control over women's bodies. This article was written by Dr. Gene Grabiner, Erie Community College.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011.
Teen birth rates lowest in U.S. history, but remain significantly higher than those in most industrialized nations.
A website with topics on teen pregnancy and important issues.
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies Through Communitywide Initiatives
The President’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
Adolescent Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011.
During the transition from childhood to adulthood, adolescents establish patterns of behavior and make lifestyle choices that affect both their current and future health. Serious health and safety issues such as motor vehicle crashes, violence, substance use, and risky sexual behaviors can adversely affect adolescent and young adults.
Some adolescents also struggle to adapt behaviors that could decrease their risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood, such as eating nutritiously, engaging in physical activity, and choosing not to use tobacco.
Environmental factors such as family, peer group, school, and community characteristics also contribute to adolescents' health and risk behaviors.
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