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Study Shows Teen Contraception Use Declining, Level Of Sexual Activity Unchanged
After years of declining teenage pregnancy rates and improved teen contraception use during the 1990s and early 2000s, the trends appeared to have flattened or even reversed among some groups of teens in recent years, according to a study from Columbia University"s Mailman School of Public Health and the Guttmacher Institute, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Researchers found that from 2003 to 2007, teens" contraceptive use declined by 10%, while their level of sexual activity did not change. The decrease in contraceptive use was particularly prevalent among black teens. The figures take into account the rate of contraception use as well as the types of contraceptives used, as methods vary in effectiveness. Teen condom use leveled off and in some cases declined, according to the study. The study also reported that the teen birth rate increased by 5% from 2005 to 2007. According to the study"s authors, the findings suggest a link between declining teen contraception use and the rise in abstinence-only education during former President George W. Bush"s administration. President Obama"s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal calls for redirecting some abstinence-only funds toward increased comprehensive sex education, the Monitor reports. In addition to the effects of abstinence-only sex education, the decline in condom use also could be tied to lessening concern about sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. A shift in the teen population to include a higher number of Hispanics -- who have the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth -- also could contribute to the findings. Laura Lindberg, one of the study"s authors and a senior research associate at Guttmacher, said, "In the end, this story is really about the loss of momentum." She added that although the statistical changes are small, "they raise concern about what the next few years will bring in this country." Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, noted that the proportion of births to unmarried women, particularly among women ages 20 to 24, also is on the upswing (Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor, 6/18).
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City Of Hope RNs Sound Alarm On Patient Care Practices As Contract Talks Heighten

City of Hope Medical Center registered nurses will be joined by a broad coalition of public officials, religious and labor leaders, and hospital employees at a June 17 rally at the Duarte facility, the California Nurses Association announced. The action was called to highlight the nurses" concern about the lowering of patient care standards at the prestigious cancer center. RNs have been in bargaining over patient care issues since February. The hospital refused to agree to an extension of the contract, which expired on April 30. Over the past few years, the severity of illness of COH patients has increased as the RNs are being assigned additional non-direct care responsibilities on top of more paperwork and having to navigate complex new technologies. WHAT: Nurses and Patients Rally for Safe Patient Care WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. WHERE: City of Hope Medical Center 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, California 91010 Key Patient Care Issues Include: - Designated meal and break relief RN: RNs on half a dozen units are working 12 ÷½ hour shifts and frequently are unable to take a meal or rest break. - Safe staffing: The nurses want to maintain optimal RN-to-patient staffing which has recently been downgraded by management, requiring nurses to now care for more acutely ill patients. - The nurses are strongly opposed to a management proposal which would give the hospital carte blanche to assign non-RN work to RNs. The last bargaining session was on April 30. The next bargaining date is June 25. City of Hope netted $1.5 billion in revenue over the past two fiscal years. In the current fiscal year, it has netted $54.1 million, which is attributed to, among other things, increased patient service volume. California Nurses Association


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