SECTION 411.243. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community Initiative.
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1Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Health shall create a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to create collaborative community partnerships to reduce teen pregnancy. Participating communities shall examine their needs and resources relative to teen pregnancy prevention and develop plans which provide for a collaborative approach to how existing, enhanced, and new initiatives together will reduce teen pregnancy in a community. Community incentive grants shall provide funds for communities to implement plans which provide for a collaborative, comprehensive, outcome-focused approach to reducing teen pregnancy.
94(1) 95The requirements of the community incentive grants are as follows:
105(a) 106The goal required of all grants is to reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy. All grants must be designed and required to maintain the data to substantiate reducing the incidence of teen pregnancy in the targeted area in their community.
146(b) 147The target population is teens through 19 years of age, including both males and females and mothers and fathers.
166(c) 167Grants must target a specified geographic area or region, for which data can be maintained to substantiate the teen pregnancy rate.
188(d) 189In order to receive funding, communities must demonstrate collaboration in the provision of existing and new teen pregnancy prevention initiatives. This collaboration shall include developing linkages to the health care, social services, and education systems.
224(e) 225Plans must be developed for how a community will reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy in a specified geographic area or region. These plans must include:
2511. 252Provision for collaboration between existing and new initiatives for a comprehensive, well-planned, outcome-focused approach. All organizations involved in teen pregnancy prevention in the community must be involved in the planning and implementation of the community incentive grant initiative.
2902. 291Provision in the targeted area or region for all of the components identified below. These components may be addressed through a collaboration of existing initiatives, enhancements, or new initiatives. Community incentive grant funds must address current gaps in the comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention plan for communities.
337a. 338Primary prevention components are:
342(I) 343Prevention strategies targeting males.
347(II) 348Role modeling and monitoring.
352(III) 353Intervention strategies targeting abused or neglected children.
360(IV) 361Human sexuality education.
364(V) 365Sexual advances protection education.
369(VI) 370Reproductive health care.
373(VII) 374Intervention strategies targeting younger siblings of teen mothers.
382(VIII) 383Community and public awareness.
387(IX) 388Innovative programs to facilitate prosecutions under s. 395794.011, 396s. 397794.05, 398or s. 400800.04401.
402b. 403Secondary prevention components are:
407(I) 408Home visiting.
410(II) 411Parent education, skill building, and supports.
417(III) 418Care coordination and case management.
423(IV) 424Career development.
426(V) 427Goal setting and achievement.
431Community plans must provide for initiatives which are culturally competent and relevant to the families’ values.
447(2) 448The state shall conduct an independent process and outcome evaluation of all the community incentive grant initiatives. The evaluation shall be conducted in three phases: The first phase shall focus on process, including implementation and operation, to be reported on after the first year of operation; the second phase shall be an interim evaluation of the outcome, to be completed after the third year of operation; the third phase shall be a final evaluation of process, outcome, and achievement of the overall goal of reducing the incidence of teen pregnancy, to be completed at the end of the fifth year of operation.
550(3) 551The state shall provide technical assistance, training, and quality assurance to assist the initiative in achieving its goals.
