Courtney Dolly

Allison Williams


Annotated Bibliography and Evaluation of Sources
Topic: Teen Pregnancy
Center for Disease Control. About teen pregnancy. (2012, Nov). Retrieved from
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/
This site is called The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy. It was created to give Teen mothers more information on how to care
for their babies, and also raise money for families.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: The National Campaign has been recognized for the past seven years by
Charity Navigator as a Four Star Charity.
Credible? This site is first credible because it is an .org link. Also it has contact
information such as phone numbers and an address.
Value: I will use this source to further describe the issue and the impact on P-12
students. It provides many ideas for helping the teen parents care and provide for
their child, so I might be able to use it in describing one of my solutions/strategies.


Center for Disease Control. Health risk behaviors and health outcomes: Sexual behaviors
survey. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov
This site is used for the United States Health Regulations. We used this site mainly
for issues dealing with Teen Pregnancy. It gave us a survey that is done every 2 odd
years, and the survey that we used was done in 2011. The survey was done on High
School students from the 9
th
to the 12
th
grade. The survey is a series of questions
that range anywhere from alcohol, drugs, sex, home life, and relationships. We
used the part on sex.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: This survey was conducted in the year of 2011.
Credible? This site is first credible because it is a .gov link. Also it has reliable
sources and reviews. The site also uses doctors to answer questions that people may
have. As well they have contact information where people can come in contact with
someone from the CDC if they need help with something.
Value: I will use this source to further the issue and the impact on P-12 students. It
also provides many facts about Teen Pregnancy. We will use this source to further
educate the parents of students on what their children are doing outside of school.
Infographic List. Teen Pregnancy Facts & Statistics (Infographic). (2012). Retrieved from
http://infographiclist.com/2012/03/13/teen-pregnancy-facts-statistics-infographic/

This site is very factual. It gives very good visuals that anyone can use for a project
where they need factual pictures for others to see. We used this site for our back
board.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: This site or article was published in March12, 2012.
Credible? This was very useful but not very credible. It was not credible because it
used a .com link. Also there was no author, references, or any contact information.
Value: I will only use this source for informational pictures for our backboard.

Office of Adolescent Health. Trends in Teen Pregnancy and Childbearing. (2014).
Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/reproductive-
health/teen-pregnancy/trends.html

This site gives information that contains the birth rates in each state in 2011. It also
talks about how to get teen males more involved in the teen pregnancy.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy).
Current: This article was last updated April 16
th
, 2014, but within the article the
information is from 2011.
Credible? The source is very credible. It is credible because the first thing you see
is that it is linked to a .gov link. It is government funded. Also there is contact
information in case you want to contact the website. Also the article uses footnotes.
Value: I will use this source to further describe the issue and the impact on P-12
students. Also it will provide more information for our solution/strategies.



Sanden, L. (2002). Not just another single issue. Teen pregnancy preventions link
to other critical social issues, Edition 462-522, 2-14.
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/product/pdf/NotSingleIssues.pdf.

This site is called The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy. It was created to give Teen mothers more information on how to care
for their babies, and also raise money for families.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: The National Campaign has been recognized for the past seven years by
Charity Navigator as a Four Star Charity.
Credible? This site is first credible because it is an .org link. Also it has contact
information such as phone numbers and an address.
Value: I will use this source to further describe the issue and the impact on P-12
students. It provides many ideas for helping the teen parents care and provide for
their child, so I might be able to use it in describing one of my solutions/strategies.


Swierzewski III, S.J. (2000, Nov). Teen Pregnancy & Health Risks to the Baby. Retrieved
from http://www.healthcommunities.com/teen-pregnancy/children/risks-to-baby-in-
teen-pregnancy.shtml

This source gives valid information on Teen Pregnancy. Not only does it have its
own information on the topic but it also has a section where someone can click and
go to another part of the site for further information on a different topic associated
with Teen Pregnancy. Mainly what this sources information is about it the Teen
mother and the risks to the baby that would be born to a teen mother.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: This article was published on November 1
st
, 2000, and last modified on
February 27
th
, 2014.
Credible? This source is credible because it has a valid author, and also has the
dates for when it was published and last updated. The only reason that it made me
think it wasnt very reliable was because it used a .com link instead of a .gov or
.org.
Value: I will use this source for further information on the short and long terms on
the mother and child. We put this information on our back board for our
presentation.

Teen Shelter. Statistics on Teen Pregnancy. (2002). Retrieved from
http://www.teenshelter.org/

This source gives a Teen Mother another option for help. The Teen Shelter is for
teen mothers who have nowhere to go.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy)
Current: This source is always updated.
Credible? This source is credible because it has available contact information. Also
this source uses the link .org.
Value: I will use this source for further information for our pamphlet for our
presentation.


The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. (2008, 2012).
Maryland data. Retrieved from http://thenationalcampaign.org/data/state/maryland



This source gives statistics on teen pregnancy in Maryland. The source uses
information from 2011 and 2008.

Source Type: Online Article
Location: Internet (Google search of the Documentary Teen Pregnancy).
Current: This source is from the year of 2011.
Credible? This source is credible because it has available contact information. Also
this source used the link .org.
Value: I will use this source for further information for our pamphlet for our
presentation.