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Strategies to Build Readiness in Community Mobilization Efforts for Implementation in a Multi-Year Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
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Mar 2017
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Source: J Adolesc Health. 60(3 Suppl):S51-S56
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Alternative Title:J Adolesc Health
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Description:Purpose:
This paper describes an assessment of community readiness to implement a communitywide teen pregnancy prevention initiative, Youth First, and presents strategies used to enhance this readiness as informed by the assessment.
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Twenty-five community stakeholder interviews were conducted to assess four domains of readiness: (1) attitudes, perception, and knowledge of teen pregnancy; (2) perceived level of readiness; (3) resources, existing and current efforts; and (4) leadership. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed to identify key themes.
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Stakeholders acknowledged teen pregnancy as an issue but lacked contextual information. They also perceived the community as ready to address the issue and recognized some organizations already championing efforts. However, many key players were not involved, and ongoing data collection to assess teen pregnancy and prevention efforts was limited. Though many stakeholders were ready to engage in teen pregnancy prevention efforts, they required additional information and training to appropriately address the issue.
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In response to the assessment findings, several strategies were applied to address readiness and build Youth First partners’ capacity to implement the community-wide initiative. Thus, to successfully implement community-wide prevention efforts, it is valuable to assess the level of community readiness to address health issues.
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Pubmed ID:28235436
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6518403
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