Teen Pregnancy Prevention
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For nearly three decades, Adagio Health has been dedicated to the prevention
of teen pregnancy in western Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1990, Adagio
Health launched a series of specially targeted activities in Allegheny
County, including a multi-media campaign; sexuality education guidebooks
for parents called Family Connections;
Teen Connections, a
pocket-sized guide for teens; and peer education.
The success of these strategies led to the creation of the Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) in 1995. Through CAPP, a regional, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to reducing teen pregnancy in western Pennsylvania was established. Community coalitions of residents, service providers, educators and local leaders work with CAPP to implement programs to meet the needs of their neighborhoods.
CAPP's program interventions focus on teens postponing first intercourse and, when sexual activity begins, using contraception. The CAPP program model includes:
- a multi-media awareness campaign
- parent and community education
- peer education
- professional training
- supportive health services
- public policy development
CAPP's efforts are primarily focused in Allegheny, Erie, Fayette, Lawrence,
and Venango counties. Since 1990, when Adagio Health began to focus
on teen pregnancy prevention in Allegheny County, there has been a 33%
drop in teen pregnancy rates.
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