Record Low Teen Birth Rate Not Good Enough, Experts Say

April 17, 2014

“Although we have made significant progress in reducing teen pregnancy, far too many teens are still having babies,” says Tom Freiden, MD, director of the CDC.

To conduct their study, CDC researchers used data from the National Survey of Family Growth, a large and ongoing in-person survey of thousands of Americans. They found that 73 percent of teens ages 15 to…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.