%0 Journal Article
%T Mobilizing Communities in Support of Teen Pregnancy Prevention: ¡°Communitywide Initiatives¡± Findings
%A Edward J. Saunders
%J Health Promotion Practice
%@ 1552-6372
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1524839916662602
%X The U.S. Office of Adolescent Health and the Centers for Disease Control continue to promote a community mobilization model in support of teen pregnancy prevention in new grant initiatives. The most recent federal grant program¡ªthe ¡°Communitywide Initiatives (2010-2015)¡± grant¡ªpromoted pregnancy prevention using three teams within the nine targeted communities to promote evidence-based sexuality education programs and enhanced access to contraceptive services among adolescents. The ¡°lessons¡± reported in this article are compiled from three key informant interviews conducted with all project coordinators over the course of the 5 years (2010-2015) that this grant was implemented. Both successes and challenges to community mobilization in support of teen pregnancy prevention are presented and discussed
%K child/adolescent health
%K community intervention
%K reproductive health
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1524839916662602