Data & Fact Sheets
It is important to have up-to-date, evidence-based information available on adolescent sexual health. MOAPPP provides this information in the form of easily accessible and readable data and fact sheets. These sheets include information on adolescent health and parenting, parent and child communication, public policy, resources in Spanish, and data on teen pregnancy, birth and sexually transmitted infections.
Table of Contents
- Adolescent Health
- Adolescent Parents
- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
- Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Sexually Transmitted Infection Data
- Parent-Child Connectedness
- Public Policy
- Spanish Language Resources
Adolescent Health
- Facts for Teens About... (PDF)
- High-Risk Factors and Adolescent Sexual Health (PDF)
- Maternal Child Health: Research
- Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Reports (Includes state health reports, and reports by county)
- Sexual Activity Among U.S. Teens (PDF)
- Sexual Violence Prevention (PDF)
Adolescent Parents
- MFIP Data for Families that Started with an Adolescent Birth (under age 20) (PDF)
- Adolescent Parent Network Resource List (PDF)
- Age Differences Between Teenage Females and their Partners (PDF)
- Best Practices for Working with Teen Parents and their Children (PDF)
- Fathers to the Forefront (PDF)
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
- Pregnancy, Poverty, School and Employment (PDF)
- Dollars and Sense (PDF)
- Involving Males in Teen Pregnancy Prevention (PDF)
Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Sexually Transmitted Infection Data
- Minnesota Adolescent Pregnancy and Birth Statistics (PDF)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Minnesota Adolescents (PDF)
- Disparities in Adolescent Birth Rates by Race and Ethnicity (PDF)
- 2005 Report on Minnesota Adolescents: STI, HIV and Pregnancy (PDF)
- County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data - Alphabetized (PDF) (PDF)
- County Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data – Ranked (PDF)
- Induced Abortions in Minnesota January - December 2007: Report to the Legislature
- Minnesota Student Survey Data Sheet (PDF)
- National Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data
- Births: Preliminary Data for 2006 (PDF, National Center for Health Statistics)
- Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States (American Journal of Public Health)
- Adolescent Pregnancy and the Hispanic/Latino Population, Minnesota and United States (PDF)
- Lao Family's Hmong Teen Pregnancy Report
Parent-Child Connectedness
- Communicating With Children About Sex: General Tips (PDF)
- Facts to Share with Your Teens About.... (PDF)
- Parents as Sexuality Educators Recommended Reading List (PDF)
- Paving the Way for Parents to Communicate Effectively With Their Teens (PDF)
- Ten Tips on Raising a Sexually Healthy Child (PDF)
- Tips for Talking with Teens About Sex by David Walsh, Ph.D. (PDF)
Public Policy
- Decline in Teen Birth Rates Have Substantial Impact on Child Poverty and Single Parent Families (PDF)
- The Federal Government is Tightening Guidance for Community-Based Abstinence Education Funding (PDF, SIECUS)
- Mathematica report: Abstinence-until-marriage programs fall short (PDF)
- Support Comprehensive Sexuality Education (PDF)
- Support Minors' Access to Confidential Health Care (PDF)
Spanish Language Resources
- Sugerencias do como hablar con tus hijo acerca del sexo Temas Generales (PDF)("Communicating with Children About Sex: General Tips")
- Health Education Resources Available in Spanish (PDF)
- Recursos Para Jóvenes Latinos (PDF)
- Research and Materials on Teens, Religion and Teen Pregnancy (PDF)
- Padres: Es Tiempo de Hablar (PDF)