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TEEN HEALTH FACT SHEETS

The What's Up? Teen Health Fact Sheets
These fact sheets, developed by the Child and Adolescent Health Section of the Washington State Department of Health, contain information for adults who care about teens. The series of 16 fact sheets can be downloaded or ordered for free.

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CONTRACEPTIVE QUESTIONS

Emergency Contraception Information
The Emergency Contraception Hotline 1-888-NOT2LATE (668-2528) provides accurate, accessible information about emergency contraceptive methods and matches callers with health care providers in their area who can provide a prescription.

Planned Parenthood
An online source for sexual and reproductive health information.

TeensHealth Birth Control Guide
An analysis of various contraception methods.

Washington State Department of Health - family Planning and Reproductive Health
Use this Web site to find a family planning clinic in Washington state by city and county.

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SEXUALITY

The Alan Guttmacher Institute
Statistics and Reports on adolescent sexuality.

Campaign For Our Children
Research-based prevention messages and abstinence educational media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions among early-adolescent youth, promote a more informed support system for youth; and raise public awareness about adolescent preventative health issues.

The Center for Young Women's Health Children's Hospital Boston
You may be worried about your first pelvic exam. It's very normal to be anxious about something when you don't know what to expect. Hopefully after reading this information, you will be reassured that it is simple, isn't painful and takes only about 5 minutes.

Family Project
The Family Project, which includes the Families Are Talking Web site and newsletter, is a project of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). This project began in 2000 to empower parents and caregivers to communicate with their children about sexuality-related issues, to provide tools to help families communicate about these issues, and to encourage parents, caregivers, and young people to become advocates on the local, state, and national levels for sexuality-related issues including comprehensive sexuality education programs in the schools.

Respect Your Mind: Protect Your Body
Developed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, this site features "listening booths" in which teens discuss sexual issues, a question-and-answer page, and a link to a game in which visitors test their knowledge about STDs and HIV/AIDS.

Sex, Etc.
A Website for teens by teens sponsored by The Network for Family Life Education at Rutgers State University of New Jersey.

SEXSMARTS
A new national survey of more than 500 teens indicates that many teens would like to talk to their doctor about sexual health issues.

SIECUS
SIECUS develops, collects and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.

The Teen Health Project
Helpful information about sexual health for Canadian teens.

TeensHealth
Information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
A nonprofit initiative to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The Campaign's goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005. They also have Information in Spanish.

Washington State Department of Health
The Department of Health was formed in 1989 as the state’s agency responsible for preserving public health; monitoring health care costs; maintaining minimal standards for quality health care delivery; and planning activities related to the health of its citizens.

Youth Resource
A project of Advocates for Youth offers information and support for teen sexuality.

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ARTICLES

The Entertainment Media as “Sex Educators?”
Is entertainment media the primary source of sex education?

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TELEVISION

Now Showing
A look at how family planning issues are appearing on your favorite shows and how other teens responded to them.

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PHONE NUMBERS

Washington State TeenLine: A confidential 24-hour crisis intervention service for teens
1-800-562-1240

Family Planning Hotline - Washington State (Bilingual -- English/Spanish)
1-800-770-4334

Emergency Contraception:
1-888-NOT-2-LATE

Planned Parenthood:
1-800-230-PLAN

National Youth Crisis Hotline: A 24-hour crisis line for any crisis
1-800-448-4663

National Crisis Line: A 24-hour crisis line for any crisis
1-800-448-3000
1-800-448-1833 (TDD for Hearing Impaired)

HIV/AIDS Hotline Open 24hrs/day, 7 days/week
1-800-342-AIDS

HIV/AIDS Hotline in Spanish Open 7 days/week from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST
1-800-344-SIDA

HIV/AIDS Hotline for Hearing Impaired Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday
1-800-243-7889

National STD Hotline
1-800-227-8922

Washington State AIDS Hotline (Includes student information and STD options)
1-800-272-2437

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