NEA Health Information Network Sponsors Effort to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

NEA Today, Apr 2006

On May 3, 2006, hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate in the fifth annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The event reaches teens directly through an innovative online quiz.

On May 3 (and for a few weeks thereafter), teens will be encouraged to visit the official Web site at www.teenpregnancy.org to take a short, engaging, quiz that asks them to reflect on the best course of action in a number of tough and realistic sexual situations.

Last year, over 630,000 people took the quiz. A survey of some of those participants indicates that the quiz is a success:

* 84 percent said the quiz made them think about what they might do in such situations

* 66 percent said it made the risks of sex and pregnancy seem more real

* 63 percent said they would encourage others to take the quiz.

For ideas on promoting this event, visit www.teenpregnancy.org/national.