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Coalition launches bilingual site to end the silence in Latino community about sex ed, birth control and teen parenting

Dec 19, 2014, 3:58 PM 0

LatinaLista — Unlike most American demographics, Latino families don’t necessarily see teen pregnancy as a bad thing. The idea of it “takes a village to raise a child” has been a concept in practice for many generations in Latino…

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Dangerous Use of Growth Hormone Surges Among U.S. Teens, Especially Hispanics

Jul 30, 2014, 10:44 AM 0

SaludToday A growing number of U.S. teens—especially Hispanic teens—are using synthetic human growth hormone (hGH) to boost their muscles and athletic ability, according to a new survey from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, HealthDay News reports. Overall, 11% of…

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Spotlight Non-profit: Delivering teens the message — “ME NOW…baby later”

Jan 29, 2010, 11:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the most urgent problems stalking Latino communities is teen pregnancies. It’s always been known that Latina teens contributed disproportionately to the number of teenage pregnancies but the latest study done by the Guttmacher Institute shows…