http://www.floridaplannedparenthood.org/taxonomy/term/30 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.floridaplannedparenthood.org/blog/janeldoyle/manatee-county-crisis <p>After reading about the crisis Manatee County is facing in regards to teen pregnancy one thing was evident; the county's approach to abstinence only sexual education is failing miserably. Here are the sobering facts:</p> <p>Manatee County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state.</p> <p>Out of 67 counties, Manatee is the 17th highest; and, in births to teens 10 to 14 years of age, Manatee has the 13th highest rate.</p> <p>In 2006, one-third of 2,196 ninth-graders surveyed admitted that they had sexual intercourse. This was a 3 percent increase over the 2004 results.</p> <p><a href="http://www.floridaplannedparenthood.org/blog/janeldoyle/manatee-county-crisis">read more</a></p> http://www.floridaplannedparenthood.org/blog/janeldoyle/manatee-county-crisis#comments AIDS Bradenton education hiv HPV Manatee County pregnancy testing prevention safe sex sex education Sex Education sexually transmitted disease STD teen pregnancy Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:57:46 -0600 Voxy Lady 279 at http://www.floridaplannedparenthood.org