2016 Teen Pregnancies
| Number of pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls: | 148 | ||||||
| Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 28.7 | ||||||
Teen pregnancy rates by race/ethnicity
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Teen pregnancy rates by age
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| Number of pregnancies among 15-17-year-old girls: | 47 | ||||||
| Number of pregnancies among 18-19-year-old girls: | 101 | ||||||
| Percent of Repeat Pregnancies: | 16.9% | ||||||
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 25.2 | ||||||
| NC County Ranking (out of 100 counties): | 40 | ||||||
| Change since 2015: | -8.3% | ||||||
*Rates based on small numbers (<20 pregnancies) are unstable and not provided, nor do they receive a ranking or change percentage.
Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Updated November 2017. See Archived Statistics.
Sexual Health
Number of Chlamydia Cases (2016, all ages): 681
Number of Gonorrhea Cases (2016, all ages): 286
Number of HIV Reports (2016, all ages): 11
The total numbers of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea cases are useful indicators of adolescent sexual health as they are most common among young people ages 15-24.
HIV reports are notable because youth ages 13-24 account for more than 1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses in the United States.
Data Source: NC DHHS, HIV/STD Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Branch
Davidson County Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Section 7.7/page 26
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Section 6.33/page 131
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Section 6.39.5/page 217
Lexington City Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students
Thomasville City Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Policy Code 3540
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Policy Code 1710/4021/7230
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Policy Code 4023
Organizations that Support Adolescent Sexual Health
Communities In Schools of Thomasville (NC TPPI Adolescent Parenting Program & Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program)
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