Winnable Battles: Teen Pregnancy
Overarching Goal
Reduce teen pregnancy and its contribution to the cycle of poverty for teens and their families
Key Actions
- Monitor teen pregnancy/birth rates and prevention policies
- Promote the delay of sexual initiation through evidence-based programs and social norm changes
- Expand the reach of Medicaid family planning services
- Promote the use of effective contraceptive methods, including long-acting reversible contraception, by sexually active teens
Targets
| Indicator | Baseline | 2015 Target |
|---|---|---|
| Teen birth rate among adolescent females ages 15 to 19 | 37.9 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 (2009) | 30.3 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 (20% reduction) |
Trends
Relevant Healthy People Objectives
| FP 8.1 | Reduce the pregnancy rate among adolescent females aged 15 to 17 years 2020 target: 36.2 pregnancies per 1,000 Baseline: 40.2 pregnancies per 1,000 (2005) |
| FP 8.2 | Reduce the pregnancy rate among adolescent females aged 18 to 19 years 2020 target: 105.9 pregnancies per 1,000 Baseline: 117.7 pregnancies per 1,000 (2005) |
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