Task force discusses ways to reduce teen pregnancy

A task force met in Havre Tuesday to continue discussing ideas of preventing teen pregnancy in Hill County.

According to the website http://www.countyhealthrankings.org, as of 2014 – for every 1,000 teenage girls ages 15 to 19, Hill County has 66 teen births out of a thousand teen girls, nearly twice the state average.

One idea that the task force discussed is displaying a “Children with Children” exhibit in Havre.

Jessica Kennedy, public health nurse with Hill County Family Planning, said the exhibit has interactive pictures that allow people to view a photograph, put on headphones and hear t...