School-based health centers increasingly are becoming part of mainstream health care, providing an important source of primary and preventive medical services to young people in the United States. Family planning that meets the need of sexually active teenagers in schools, have caused heated debates in many communities across the nation. Because the school-based health centers offer contraceptive services on-site, parents and communities have argued that by having it available, than they are

Teen pregnancy prevention is such a complex phenomenon, with so many factors underlying it and an array of risky behaviors associated with it, that only a concerted effort on behalf of the entire nation is likely to have a significant impact. Because the problem is so complex and no one sector can “solve” the problem alone lies with all of us, including families, communities, education and government involvement.

More than two out of three public school districts have a policy mandating sexuality education. (Sonenstein 2). There has been an intense debate in many state governments and local communities over whether sexuality education curricula should include information about contraception as well as the promotion of abstinence. Eighty-six percent of school districts with a sexuality education policy require promotion of abstinence. There are many true and powerful reasons to justify teaching abstinence to teenagers. Besides teaching skills of resistance to help teens say no, they should stress that sex is not simply a physical or mechanical act. They should be taught that that sex involves complicated feelings and emotions and is tied to the deepest recesses of the personality. (McCuen 64). Teenagers need to be told the truth; they need to hear reality. You can improve teenager’s knowledge and attitudes but their effects on behavior can become complicated and emotional. (Lucker 188).

After three years of a National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to report that teen pregnancy and birth rates in this country have declined to record low levels. The President and Congress called on HHS to develo

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