On Fridays at the Green River District Health Department, teens can pick up stacks of condoms from a wooden bin in the hall, where Spanish and English pamphlets on STDs are posted nearby.
Girls also can obtain birth control at the health department.
The kids feel confident coming here. Through Building Stronger Families , registered nurses visit the homes of young mothers, carrying armloads of information about continued education. The nurses also encourage teens to set goals and abstain from early sex. This article is reprinted with permission from the Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report. All rights reserved.