Category Archives: Family Planning
Here’s a quiz for you.* Since the 1990s the rate of teen pregnancy in the United States has: A. declined by about a third. B. stayed about the same. C. increased by a third. The group of unmarried women in … Continue reading
April 2-8, 2012 is National Public Health Week. Since 1995, the first week of April has been designated as a time to focus on critical public health issues with the goal of helping people live longer, happier, healthier lives. The … Continue reading
Warning: My inner dork is revealed at the end of this post. In years past, I’ve tended to establish new year’s resolutions with three basic themes: Eat Healthier Exercise More Be Nicer Like many people I know, my inner struggles … Continue reading
These are a few of my favorites blogs… Writing a weekly blog takes commitment and guts in equal parts. You have to spend two or three times as much time reading and researching as you do writing. And you’ve got … Continue reading
As a woman, do you consider yourself above average? I mean, in terms of your reproductive life span? Don’t know what I’m talking about? That’s okay, I’ll explain later. First I want to share some great news.
Last Wednesday, November 9th, about 100 people gathered at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport to hear author and historian, Jean Baker, talk about her new book, Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion. Dr. Baker teaches history at Goucher College and … Continue reading
October 31, 2011 — That’s the day United Nations demographers determined that planet Earth is now host to seven billion people. The number is significant for lots of reasons — the rapidity with which we reached this number, the concerns … Continue reading
Author’s Note: From time to time, On the Front Lines features an FPA program. This week — the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative in Rockland. Like many Maine communities, Rockland has a teen pregnancy rate higher than the state average. However, … Continue reading
Have you heard the good news? Beginning August 1, 2012, the full range of birth control methods will be available to tens of millions of U.S. women with no co-pays or deductibles. How wonderful is that?! Along with several other … Continue reading
After reading last week’s post of On the Front Lines, a colleague asked me a couple of really good, pointed questions. Wasn’t I putting a lot of pressure on parents — telling them they had to get comfortable talking about … Continue reading
