RESUMEN
Teen pregnancy and childbearing have declined over the past two decades to historic lows. The most recent declines have occurred during a time of coordinated national efforts focused on teen pregnancy. This article highlights a federal partnership to reduce teen pregnancy through the implementation of innovative, evidence-based approaches in affected communities, with a focus on reaching African-American and Latino/Hispanic youth. This initiative has the potential to transform the design and implementation of future teen pregnancy prevention efforts and provide a model that can be replicated in communities across the nation.
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Servicios de Salud Comunitaria/métodos , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia/métodos , Embarazo en Adolescencia/prevención & control , Educación Sexual/métodos , Adolescente , Etnicidad , Femenino , Humanos , Embarazo , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Embarazo en Adolescencia/prevención & control , Embarazo en Adolescencia/estadística & datos numéricos , Adolescente , Tasa de Natalidad , Niño , Femenino , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Humanos , Embarazo , Factores de Riesgo , Factores Socioeconómicos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaAsunto(s)
Política de Salud , United States Dept. of Health and Human Services , Salud de la Mujer/tendencias , Femenino , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia del Siglo XXI , Humanos , Estados Unidos , United States Dept. of Health and Human Services/historia , Salud de la Mujer/historia , Salud de la Mujer/legislación & jurisprudenciaRESUMEN
In Fiscal Year 2010, Federal funds were dedicated to support evidence-based approaches to effectively target teen pregnancy prevention and resulted in the establishment of the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program. Through the tiered TPP Program, OAH supports replication and evaluation of programs using models whose effectiveness has been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation and the development and testing of promising or innovative pregnancy prevention strategies and approaches. This article documents the creation of OAH and the development of the TPP Program, the identification of a TPP evidence base, current program and evaluation efforts at OAH, and government coordination and partnerships related to reducing teen pregnancy. This article is of interest to those working to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents.