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County Clinic tries to put Teens on Right Path

By Steve Visser
Feb 18, 2010

Fulton County is opening a neighborhood health clinic to advise 10- to 18-year-olds  and their families on issues such as abstinence, bullying, building healthy relationships and teen parenting.\to

The Neighborhood Union Health Center recently opened the clinic -- every fourth Thursday from 3 p.m. -- 7p.m. to teach courses such as Abstinence Negotiation Skills, Parenting through the “Baby Think It Over "(program that provides real-world view of the demands of parenting), Nutrition, College Readiness, Healthy Relationships and Bullying.

The clinic staff -- nurses, doctors, clinicians, nurse practitioners and educators  also screen for sexually transmitted diseases, offers physicals fo athletes, immunizations, counsling and treatment

For more information about the Neighborhood Union Health Center Tween and Teen Clinic, call 404-612-4665.

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