The Health Promotion and Resource Center (HPRC/MSM) at Morehouse School of Medicine proposes to implement Health Equity for All Teens (HEAT). HEAT will scale evidence based teen pregnancy (TPP) and related risk interventions and programs (EBIs) in three public health districts: Clayton County Health District, North Central Health District and Southwest Health District. HEAT will serve counties with the highest teen birth and STDs rates in the health districts. The program will reach rural White teens, rural and urban Black teens, rural and urban Latino teens. We will also serve LGBTQ teens and juvenile justice involved teens in select counties with high needs and disparities among these subgroups. For all teens, we will address the health disparities for the social determinants of health that contribute to teen pregnancy, STIs and related risk behavior among these groups. To achieve this goal HEAT will implement TPP and related risk EBIs in three settings in each target county. HEAT will also implement youth development programs through Youth Leaderships Councils in each target county. HPRC/MSM will subcontract with three organizations to scale EBIs and YLCs in the target counties: Clayton County Health District in the Atlanta Metro-area, Oconee Community Service Board in Central Georgia and Phoebe Putney Medical System in Southwest Georgia. Each Subcontract Lead will utilize existing partnerships with school districts, health systems, community and faith-based agencies, and juvenile justice systems to reach the populations of focus. HPRC/MSM will support and maintain these regional networks through capacity/collaborative building, training, technical assistance and monitoring. The goals are to 1) Advance health equity for adolescents, their families and communities, 2) Improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes, and 3) Increase positive youth behaviors known to protect against teen pregnancy. Evaluation monitoring will ensure reach, progr
am goals and objective, fidelity, and quality.