Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are the second leading cause of death for teen girls worldwide. In Multnomah County, as throughout the United States, teen pregnancy rates are high and disproportionately affect the Hispanic community. Hispanic adolescent females have a teen pregnancy rate over two times higher than white adolescent females....
This thesis develops a model for locating field offices for the
Motor Vehicles Division of Oregon. The locations are determined by
minimizing the total cost to the Public. This is reasonable because
the Public finances the operation and the opening of the offices
through tax dollars, and it bears the...