Teen pregnancy rate high
Teenage pregnancy has been on the rise in recent years in the United States, including in Lycoming County where rates are exceeding those nationally. Local experts are at a loss to explain why but have been taking up the cause of fighting the problem. Sally Wentzler, director of Susquehanna Health’s Family Center for Reproductive Health, and Amy Cotner-Klingler, the Family Center’s community education specialist, recently talked about some of the issues surrounding teen pregnancy. Both agree that many factors contribute to the problem. County rate higher According to the latest available figures from the Guttmacher Institute, county teen pregnancy rates from 2006 to 2007 increased at a higher rate than the 3.4 percent rise nationally. That placed the county 19th among the state’s 67 counties. Overall, teen pregnancy rates in the United States are the highest among industrialized nations.
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