title: Developing community partnerships to promote adolescent health.
abstract: The author discusses a very successful community partnership entitled the "South Carolina Health Connection Project (SCHCP) established in the state of South Carolina to curtail the high incidence of teenage pregnancies in that state. Over 18 community organizations supported the project funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997 in which 2,000 youth participated.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hendricks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development; D013022:South Carolina