Many Thanks to the Arcata First Baptist Youth Group!
The leaders and students of the Arcata First Baptist Church Youth Group blessed the PCC with their service last Sunday, (April 27th)!
Enjoy the progress as you view some pictures of them hard at work!
2008 Walkathon!
This year's Walkathon is Saturday, May 10th, 2008 ! Please Contact the PCC if you do not have a walk form and would like to participate! 442-2345STDs and Genetic Tests, Provided by Care Net
1 in 4 American Teen Girls Has an STD1 out of 4 US teen girls has an STD, according to a new study released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV is the most common STD for teenage girls, followed distantly by Chlamydia. Read FOXNews.com's article.
Genetic Tests May Make Se
elective Abortion More AcceptedSe
elective abortion in North America may be coming more accepted, due to inexpensive home genetic tests that claim to determine the sex of an unborn baby. "What's old is sex selection: choosing whether to abort your fetus based on whether it's a boy or a girl," SLATE magazine reports. "What's new is the combination of ease, safety, and privacy with which you can now do this deed."
Read the SLATE article and the Los Angeles Times article.
January 2008 Newsletter
Take a minute to delve into the happenings of the Pregnancy Care Center in Eureka!
Hands, 7 weeks
Using Current Events to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
The following is a brief article provided by The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MI).
Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year old television star and sister of pop star Britney Spears, announced that she’s pregnant with the child of her 19-year old boy friend.
In response Gary L. Rose, M.D., President and CEO of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health released the following statement.
“The Jamie Lynn Spears situation is a heartbreaking, and all too common, example of the circumstance in which many young people find themselves today. 20% of teens under 18 get pregnant within 6 months of starting on the pill, and 20% of teens under 18 get pregnant over a period of 1 year using condoms. In addition, the lower the age of sexual debut the greater the increase in lifetime partners, and consequently the greater the risk for STIs.”
Age Average lifetime partners
12 and under 20+
13-14 15
15-18 8
19-20 5
21-25 3
26+ 1-2
“In the days ahead Jamie Spears will need the loving support and encouragement of those around her. For the parents and young people watching, the Medical Institute for Sexual Health would like to encourage them to take note, the problem of teen pregnancy is one that can impact us all.”
5 Tips for parents on how they can use the Jamie Spears story to talk with teens about sex:
Talk about the news: The Jamie Spears story is a hot topic that will interest almost every teen.
Role play: Ask your child what they would do if they were in Jamie’s (or her boyfriend's) shoes.
Discuss the impact: Ask your teen how and in what ways they think this will change Jamie’s life.
Discuss prevention: Ask your teen how this situation could have been prevented.
Offer your opinion: Research shows that teens want to hear what their parents have to say about sex. Offering a clear standard will help guide their decision-making.
Founded in 1992, The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MI) is a nonprofit (501c3) medical, educational, and research organization based in Austin, Texas . MI was founded to confront the global epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). MI identifies and evaluates scientific information on sexual health and offers products and resources that equip parents, educators and young people for lifelong healthy living.
