Teen pregnancy

decreased significantly! a state that once had the highest teen birth rate in the country has now dropped to the fourth highest. but how does dona ana county compare to the state? abc-7’s evan folan with a story from our new mexico mobile news room… rick/estella although the state has made great progress in dropping the numbers of teen pregnancy – one new mexico doctor told me they still have a long way to go… “do you think that teen pregnancy is a problem at your high school? definitely/yes?” a stat that once had the highest teen birth rate in the country has now dropped to the fourth highest. “we still have a lot of work to do. the teen birth rates are still too high in new mexico.” since th year 2000 – the state has seen a 57 percent decrease in the birthrate among teens ages 15 to 17. the state’s lowest on record! and dona ana county has made some serious progress. “the fact of the matter is dona ana county has had one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in new mexico” now the county has a better overal percentage than the state. since the year 2000 the county has had a 62 percent decrease in teen pregnancies for ages 15-17 while the state as a whole droped 57 percent. but why? “i think there are classes bu they are not talking about legit life..” stand up: there are several reasons as to why teen pregnancy is down in the state of new mexico, and one of the reasons is because of the health programs available for the students such as the one offered here at santa teresa high school” “the department health recommends all of these things: community programs, education in schools, its parents talking to their teens, and teens having ready affordable contraception and birth control.” for more information on some of those programs that focus specifically on teen pregnancy and how to talk with your children visit kvia dot com – you will find it in our local news section. the war of words continues in dona ana county. today, the sheriff’s office says