Research :: A Question of Hope: Reducing Latina Teen Childbearing in California

NAHIC Executive Director Claire Brindis, PhD, is featured in A Question of Hope, a film that examines childbearing among young Latina Californians. The film is based on research conducted by UCSF’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Center on Social Disparities in Health.

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Demographics, Disparities, Pregnancy, Web Video, Women

DATE POSTED

February 11, 2008

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