Webinar
Teen Health: Preventing Pregnancy & Promoting Healthy Youth
Time & Location
Nearly 300,000 babies were born to teen mothers in 2013, with substantial immediate and long-term health, social and economic costs associated with each pregnancy. This webinar explored strategies to reduce teen pregnancy and improve adolescent health, including:
- Colorado’s efforts to expand access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among low-income women
- Research demonstrating that this LARC initiative led to a 5% reduction in births and abortions among teens
- Targeted outreach to 18 to 19 year olds, who represent the largest segment of the teens facing unintended pregnancy
- Ways to improve access to reproductive health services for adolescents, such as alternative care settings
- Why a concentrated focus on adolescent health and youth empowerment are a critical part of winning this battle
Presentations
Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow (TAG)
Evelyn Kappeler
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New Strategies to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health & Increase Access to Sexual Health Services
Mara Decker
University of California, San Francisco
Preventing Teen Pregnancy in South Carolina
Harvey Galloway
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation
Preventing Teen Pregnancy in South Carolina
Erika Kirby
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation
The Colorado Family Planning Initiative
Larry Wolk
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
How Much Can Expanding Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Reduce Teen Birth Rates?
Jason Lindo
Texas A&M University
Research discussed in the Texas A&M presentation is available at http://econweb.tamu.edu/jlindo/LARC-Colorado.pdf
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