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P002: Public Health Division

P002: The number of teens that successfully complete teen pregnancy prevention programming

Current Value

325#

FY 2018

Definition

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Story Behind the Curve

  • Service-learning, positive youth development, and comprehensive sex education programming are all protective factors for teens to reduce risky sexual behaviors.
  • Since 2012, the teen birth rate among 15-to-19-year-olds in New Mexico (NM) has declined by 41.0% to 27.6 per 1,000 in 2016 (NM-IBIS) and is the seventh highest in the nation (National Center for Health Statistics). Teens who drop out of school are more likely to become pregnant and have a child than peers who graduate.  Seventy-one percent of teen mothers report that their pregnancy was unintended or mistimed, compared to 44% of all mothers (NM Indicator-Based Information System, 2018). Some reasons for higher teen parenthood in mixed urban/rural areas include lack of health insurance, increased poverty, transportation barriers, and less access to services. In NM, teen birth rates are highest for American Indians and Hispanics (at almost double the reference rate).
  • In FY19, the NM Family Planning Program will contract with schools and community organizations to provide two evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs: Teen Outreach Program (TOP) and Project AIM. TOP is a nine-month program and AIM is a seven-week program.
  • In FY19-Q1, 316 teens were successfully enrolled in TOP, and 52 teens were enrolled in Project AIM. Progress was achieved through continued partnerships with schools and community organizations providing positive youth development programming.
  • It is expected that recruitment into the programs will be completed and the teen pregnancy prevention programming will begin with all cohorts.
     

Partners

  • Schools, after-school, and youth programs
  • Community-based organizations
  • County health councils
  • Pueblos
  • School-based health centers
  • Public Health Offices
  • Parent organizations
  • Policy makers
  • NM Public Education Department
  • NM Human Services Department

What Works

  • Service-learning, positive youth development, and comprehensive sex education programs.
  • Adult-teen communication programs to give adults information and skills to communicate effectively with young people about reducing risky sexual behavior.
  • Social media with information on birth control and clinics.  
  • BrdsNBz, a text-messaging system that offers teens free, confidential answers to sexual health questions in English or Spanish.
  • Access to confidential, low- or no-cost family planning services through county Public health offices, community clinics, and school-based health centers.

Strategy

  • Through shared-decision making counseling increase teens’ access to birth control including the most effective contraceptive methods (implants & IUDs).
  • Incorporate service-learning programs consisting of community-based volunteer services and guided curriculum education.
     

Action Plan

Q1: Enroll at least 250 teens in the 9-month-long TOP by the end of Q1. Complete: 316 teens enrolled in TOP.
Q2: Enroll and complete the 6-week-long Project AIM with fidelity with 12 teens. Monitor teens enrolled in TOP.
Q3: Enroll and complete the 6-week-long Project AIM with fidelity with 12 teens. Monitor teens enrolled in TOP.
Q4: Enroll and complete the 6-week-long Project AIM with fidelity with 12 teens. Monitor teens enrolled in TOP.
 

FY18 Annual Progress Summary

  • The NM Family Planning Program funds, monitors, and evaluates the implementation of evidence-based programs to prevent unintended teen pregnancy throughout the state.  
  • TOP® is the focal curriculum that has been provided by various contractors in NM for many years with an emphasis on positive youth development and community service learning.  TOP® programming includes structured classroom activity utilizing the TOP® curriculum focusing on issues around values, relationships with family and peers, life skills, and optimal health and life outcomes.  In addition to this, contractors are required to coordinate and monitor community service learning (CSL) projects, which are defined as meaningful service in which a teen feels an emotional connection with his or her efforts and develops a connection with their community.  Contractors offering TOP® are expected to provide at least one lesson from the TOP® curriculum and at least one hour of CSL each week for a minimum of 120 minutes of programming for participants. 
  • Project AIM and ¡Cuídate! are designed to reduce sexual risk behaviors by providing youth with the motivation to make safe choices and to address deeper barriers to sexual risk prevention (e.g., hopelessness, poverty, risk opportunities in low-income environments).  
  • All contractors implementing Wyman’s TOP® or Project AIM are required to also conduct a two-hour “From Playground to Prom: Talking with Your Child about Sexuality” parent workshop designed to enhance communication between adults and teens.  During the workshop, parents and trusted adults have the opportunity to practice their skills and identify teachable moments

FY19 Annual Progress Summary

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