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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceA bird's eye view of state adolescent health policy (and how you can get involved)PRIMARY CONTACT:Megan L. Foreman, BAPolicy AssociateNational Conference of State Legislatures7700 E. First PlDenver, CO, 80230Phone: (303) 856-1401Fax: (303) 364-7800Email: megan.foreman@ncsl.orgWebsite: www.ncsl.orgCATEGORYAdolescent health / pregnancy preventionFOCUSProgram Policy FocusCONTENTThe presentation will include an overview of state legislatures across the country: What do they look like?How do they function? What does red or blue have to do with it? Who are legislators? How do they liketo receive and process information? With the nitty-gritty taken care of, we'll talk about the adolescenthealth issues state legislatures around the nation are debating. Hundreds of bills in the hopper aroundadolescent wellness, sexual education, teen pregnancy prevention, suicide, graduated driver licensing,dating violence, and much more. We'll explain how CityMatCH's member representatives can getinvolved in the legislative process and describe the role every state employees can play in helping electedofficials make good decisions for adolescent health. No presentation would be complete in 2009 without astate budget update (maybe more appropriately, a "downdate?").38