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INTIK MATTER OF PROCLAIMING RESOLUTIONNO. 2008/296.
MAY 2008 AS
TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTIONMONTH
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, teen pregnancy is a serious problem that significantly impacts the health and well-
being of teenagers and their families and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, teen mothers are more:.likely to drop out of school, live in poverty, and enjoy fewer
educational and econornic::.,opportunities than those who delay childbearing; and
WHEREAS, the children. of'teen mothers..are more likely to be born`at low birch weight, grow
up in poverty, experience abuse and neglecti and enter the child welfare system than the
children of. those who delay.motherhood; and
WHEREAS, efforts... to promote medically accurate,._. responsible :sex education including
encouraging .. open conunun.ication between teens and. adults have:..been"shown to be
effective in reducing the teen birthrate; and
WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo provides..: real comprehensive and medically
accurate sexuality education in 60%.of Contra Costa :higlr schools;-and.a:.numbe.r of middle
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chools; and.
WHEREAS Planned Parenthood: . Shasta-Diablo provides: resoprces� and workshops to assist
parents with talking:-to their teens and. pre-teens: about sexuality, education and partners
with coirrmunity based organizations and : .the. Contra:...':.Costa..: County ..:Community
Development .Depa.i-tnierrt to::provide services to parents -:arid .teens in:. the Monument
Corridor and throughout Coiitra._Costa County..;.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County:=B'oard of Supervisors
does hereby proclaim the .month of May 2008 as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month in
Contra Costa County..
FEDERAL D. GL R
~\'1 Chair
--_-- Distract V Supervisor
GIOIA GAYLE B:UIfKEMA
Q* tri.cy IS Upenisor District 11 Supervisor
CRY N. PIEPI SUSAN A.BONILLA
`-- Dirict III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
O � I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy'of an action
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ae e rM, taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on
the date shown:
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G�. ATTL'•STED:.May 6,2008
Ossa COUP JOHN C:ULL,EN,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator J
By ( tel 6���,�• . .l��l,'�.,Deputy.
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Irztroduced lry Supervisor Bo?z111.a, District.[V