Tuesday, April 23, 2024
4/23/2024
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will establish and coordinate the Youth Sexual Health Innovation Network to improve youth access to and experience with sexual health services holistically and, to learn about what works, how, for whom and why. Most of the efforts will be focused on interventions within the clinic setting, but the network will also include stakeholders from all sectors who have bi-directional impact on youth sexual health care. We will encourage preventive health screenings for youth, including sexual health, and improve linkages between prevention programs and health service settings. Youth voices will be included across the project, including development of interventions and evaluation. The experience we bring with our team, and our commitment to equity will drive efforts toward improving optimal health, preventing teen pregnancy and reducing STIs. DOH will partner with the Office of Public Instruction (OSPI), and Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB); and at the local level, we will partner with four to six tribal sites and six to 10 non-tribal sites. All grant partners will explore, develop, and evaluate interventions within the priority area; use performance measures; and communicate successes, lessons learned, and knowledge gained to the public and key stakeholders while continuously engaging participants and stakeholders at all stages. DOH will conduct a mixed-method evaluation for process measures and outcomes in order to continuously improve and refine innovative interventions and determine to what extent project activities have made measurable impact on youth access to and experience with sexual health care.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
