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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Nabil Ahmed, BS, Health Policy, Planning, and Promotion, San Mateo County Health Department, 225 West 37th Avenue, 3rd Floor, San Mateo, CA 94403, 650-573-2033, nahmed@co.sanmateo.ca.us, Edith Cabuslay, MPH, Program Services Manager, San Mateo County Health Department, 225 37th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94066, Anand Chabra, MD, MPH, FACPM, Director of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, San Mateo County Health Department, 225 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403, Scott Morrow, MD, MPH, Health Officer, San Mateo County Health Department, 225 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403, Sylvia Espinoza, MD, Medical Director, Sequoia Teen Wellness Center, 200 James Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062, and Kristina Ahmed, MPH, Associate Director, Teen Pregnancy Coalition of San Mateo County, 703 Woodside Road, Suite 7, Redwood City, CA 94061.

Teen pregnancy birth rates have significantly declined in San Mateo County, however the number of households headed by females with no father present increased between 2000 and 2003 (2,372 to 5,676, respectively). The San Mateo County Health Department received funding to implement the Male Involvement Program from the California Department of Health Services: Office of Family Planning in order 1) Promote the role of males in the prevention of teen and unintended pregnancies, 2) Increase the number of fathers who support the economic, social, and emotional well-being of their children, and 3) Promote and support the development of self-assured, future-oriented youth capable of navigating through adolescence to responsible adulthood and contribute positively to society. The SMCHD has taken a leadership role to develop and promote services that support these statewide goals through the development of partnerships with community providers. This collaboration has allowed the SMCHD to best serve the needs of young men and maintain accountability to the community. Pre-post evaluation data indicates an approximate 80% improvement in knowledge and attitudes of participants of the MIP. Program efforts in the County have focused on high-risk young men in the community. MIP is conducted in alternative-schools, juvenile detention facilities, and other venues where high-risk young men gather. It consists of a 10-week sexual health education series, a young father's support group, a youth-led community project, and referrals to reproductive health clinics. This presentation will discuss successes and challenges of the planning and implementation process in the first year of the grant.

Learning Objectives:

• 1)Identify three strategies for developing and maintaining relationships with alternative schools and juvenile halls
• 2)Discuss methods used to identify community partners to deliver program services
• 3)Identify three strategies to link program participants to reproductive health services in the community
• 4)Summarize the outcomes achieved through the implementation of the program

Keywords: Adolescent Health, Male Reproductive Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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