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Item 2015 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2015) Farris, J.; Regan, E.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s young people. Overall, there is much to celebrate. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows, with the teen pregnancy rate among 15-19 year olds having declined 63% from 1990 to 2013 and the teen birth rate having declined 54% in that same time period. In 2014, the adolescent gonorrhea rate declined and the chlamydia rate leveled off. Young people are to be commended for making wise and healthy choices about their sexual health. However, many challenges remain. The following Recommendations are Teenwise Minnesota’s response to the significant disparities and challenges outlined in this report.Item 2016 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2016) Farris, J.; McKey, B.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Overall, there is much to celebrate. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows. The adolescent gonorrhea rate continues to decline while the chlamydia rate remains essentially unchanged. Young people are to be commended for making wise and healthy choices about their sexual health. However, many challenges remain. The following recommendations are the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center’s (PRC) response to the issues outlined in this report.Item 2017 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2017) Farris, J.; Burt, J.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows, with the pregnancy rate among 15-19 year olds having declined 69% from 1990 to 2015 and the birth rate having declined 63% in that same period. Rates have decreased most among youth from populations of color. Young people are to be commended for making wise and healthy choices about their sexual health. However, many challenges remain. Sexually transmitted infections continue to increase, and disparities – by geography, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, gender identity – persist. The following recommendations are the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development • Prevention Research Center’s (PRC) response to issues outlined in this report.Item 2018 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2018) Farris, J.; Austin, J.; Brown, C.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows, with the teen pregnancy rate among 15-19 year olds having declined nearly 71% from 1990 to 2016 and the teen birth rate having declined 65% in that same time period. Rates have decreased most among youth from communities of color. Young people should be commended for making wise and healthy choices about their sexual health. However, many challenges remain. Sexually transmitted infections continue to increase, youth are experiencing sexual violence and harassment, and disparities – by geography, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and gender identity – persist. The following recommendations are the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development • Prevention Research Center’s (PRC) response to the issues outlined in this report.Item 2019 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2019) Farris, J.; Delehanty, E.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows. From 1990 to 2017, the teen pregnancy rate among 15 to 19 year-olds decreased 72%. The teen birth rate decreased nearly 67% in that same period. Young people should be commended for making wise and safe choices about their sexual health. However, despite the improvements, many challenges remain. Sexually transmitted infections are at an all-time high. Disparities by geography, race/ethnicity, and experiences with the juvenile corrections system and homelessness persist. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development • Prevention Research Center (PRC).Item 2020 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2020) Farris, J.; Kusinitz, Z.; Oliphant, J.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Teen pregnancy and birth rates are at historic lows. From 1990 to 2018, the teen pregnancy rate among 15 to 19-year-olds decreased nearly 76%. The teen birth rate decreased 72% in that same period. Young people should be commended for making wise and healthy choices about their sexual health. However, despite the improvements, many challenges remain. Sexually transmitted infections continue to increase and are at an all-time high. Disparities by geography and race/ethnicity persist. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development – Prevention Research Center (PRC).Item 2021 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2021) Farris, J.; Sullivan, O.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. Teen pregnancy and birth rates remain virtually unchanged from 2018. From 1990 to 2019, the teen pregnancy rate among 15 to 19 year olds decreased by over 76%. The teen birth rate decreased by over 72% in that same period. Young people should be commended for making safe and informed choices about their sexual health. Despite the improvements, many challenges remain. Sexually transmitted infections continue at high rates with gonorrhea rates at an all-time high. Disparities by geography and race/ethnicity persist. It remains to be seen how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected adolescent sexual health; this report examines how adolescent healthcare providers and sexual health educators in Minnesota modified their approaches during the pandemic. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development – Prevention Research Center (PRC).Item 2022 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2022) Farris, J.; Mohamed, H.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. From 1990 to 2020, the teen pregnancy rate among 15 to 19-year-olds decreased by 77%. The teen birth rate decreased by 75% in that same period. An overwhelming majority of Minnesota parents surveyed believe that young people deserve broad, developmentally appropriate, and medically accurate sexuality education in school. However, sexually transmitted infections remain a public health crisis, and disparities by geography, race and ethnicity persist. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development – Prevention Research Center (PRC).Item 2023 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2023) Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research CenterThis report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. The teen birth rate declined by 3.3% from 2020 to 2021, while the teen pregnancy rate increased by nearly 26%. These are the first data representing experiences of pregnancy and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic, which undoubtedly affected the sexual health of Minnesota’s young people. Even with this one-year increase, the teen pregnancy rate among 15–19-year-olds has declined by 71.2% since 1990. The teen birth rate decreased by nearly 76% in that same period. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to decline from their peaks before the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected STI testing and treatment. The percentage of sexually active youth continues to decline and more youth are talking with partners about STIs and pregnancy, but condom use among young people is also down. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development – Prevention Research Center (PRC).Item 2024 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report(2024) Farris, J.; Barrera, J.This report details the sexual health of Minnesota’s youth. The teen birth rate decreased by nearly 7% from 2021 to 2022, while the teen pregnancy rate decreased by nearly 22% in that same time period. The teen pregnancy rate and the teen birth rate have both declined by 77.5% since their peak in 1990. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were essentially unchanged from 2022, with a slight (1.76%) increase in chlamydia and an even smaller (-1.25%) decrease in gonorrhea. In response to the data outlined in this report, the following are recommendations from the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center (PRC).