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GPower: Power in the Palm of Your Hand

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014

Kim Nolte, MPH, MCHES , Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP), Atlanta, GA
The continued decline of teen birth rates in the U.S. is a clear signal that effective measures are underway to empower teens with comprehensive sexual health information and access to teen friendly clinical services. In 2012, teen birth rates in GA (33.8 per 1,000 for 15-19y.o.) have reached historic lows, ranking 17thhighest in the nation with a 12% drop from 2011-2012, illustrating a decline twice as fast as the U.S. average and the highest decline our state has ever seen.

With funding from the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for a Teen Pregnancy Prevention initiative targeting 15-19 y.o. Richmond County (RC) youth in Augusta, GA, the GA Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP) embraced a cutting edge approach to empower young people and the RC community with a free cellular App to bridge the gap between sexual health information and access to care.

“gPower: Power in the Palm of Your Hand,” is an innovative way for young people to: learn about birth control options; find sexual health services in GA; set clinic appointments and birth control reminders; rate clinic experience; and share fun videos developed by teens for teens.

The purpose of this poster presentation is to demonstrate the gPower App’s capabilities in utilizing technology to share information on sexual health services and useful teen friendly resources.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Identify clinics providing adolescent reproductive health services by county in the state of GA Describe different types of contraceptives Demonstrate how to rate your clinical experience (e.g. teen friendly)

Keyword(s): Adolescents, Reproductive Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: am a seasoned public health professional with over 25 years in sexual and reproductive health. I led a team of staff and young people to develop a mobile app for young people to locate contraceptive services in Georgia based on social marketing research we conducted.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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