The last piece I want to identify--and this is extremely important--is adolescent health. It's not thought of when we look at maternal and child health. The largest reason for death among adolescent females globally is pregnancy and childbirth. We need to identify this as an at-risk population. We need to look at the influence of drugs and alcohol. We need to pay specific attention to our inner-city, native, and immigrant adolescent populations.
On May 10th, 2010. See this statement in context.