Teen Girls’ Health

1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.

"Teen Girls' Health"

See this contest entry.

2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.

6-Jan-10

3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.

To celebrate the release of her book, "The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You," CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton sat down with some typical teenagers from the New York area to give them the scoop on their health on everything from body image to contraception.

4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?

We did an extensive Nexis search of articles about teen girls' health, and Dr. Ashton is the author of "The Body Scoop for Girls."

5. Explain types of human sources used.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is an expert on women's health.

6. Results (if any).

7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.

8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.