title: Historical context for the creation of the Office of Adolescent Health and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
abstract: In Fiscal Year 2010, Federal funds were dedicated to support evidence-based approaches to effectively target teen pregnancy prevention and resulted in the establishment of the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program. Through the tiered TPP Program, OAH supports replication and evaluation of programs using models whose effectiveness has been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation and the development and testing of promising or innovative pregnancy prevention strategies and approaches. This article documents the creation of OAH and the development of the TPP Program, the identification of a TPP evidence base, current program and evaluation efforts at OAH, and government coordination and partnerships related to reducing teen pregnancy. This article is of interest to those working to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Office of Adolescent Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Evelyn M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kappeler
authors.affiliation: Office of Adolescent Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland. Electronic address: Amy.Farb@hhs.gov.
authors.forename: Amy Feldman
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Farb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011640:Public Policy / Q000191:economics; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D014481:United States
keywords: Adolescent health; Evidence-based programs; Program implementation; Teen pregnancy