2018-659-E Finance - Planned Parenthood outside agency agreement

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Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d)Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town/County priority/goal? In the coming year, our community health educator will provide Orange County teens and young adults with medically accurate, intensive, and balanced sexuality education programs that promote positive sexuality, healthy behavior, and responsible choices – with the goal of reducing the rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In doing so, we are addressing the following goals and priorities: ● Chapel Hill - Education and Family Resources: Youth support and activities. ● Carrboro - Enhance and sustain quality of life/place issues for everyone. ● Orange County - Ensure a community network of basic human services and infrastructure that maintains, protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. PPSAT aims to provide high-quality education that reflects the needs of young people, their families, our patients, and the communities we serve. PPSAT will provide sexual education programs for adolescents to increase many of the knowledge and skill-based protective factors about contraception use and negotiation skills. The goal of these programs is to build self-esteem and healthy decision-making, to delay initiation of sex, increase condom use of sexually active teens, and reduce the number of sexual partners for those teens. Key elements of our education program include: ●Multi-session education programs that use an evidence-based curriculum supplemented by topics such as gender identity, sexual orientation, and consent. While the look and feel of programming varies, all programs have been proven through rigorous evaluation to have a positive impact on preventing teen pregnancies, STIs, or sexual risk behaviors. ●Family engagement programs that foster open, effective parent/child communication to help families talk more comfortably about issues that can be difficult to discuss. ●Alumni programs: As they learn, develop, and hone their skills, alumni become the next generation of Planned Parenthood leaders, making a meaningful difference in their community through service projects, educational presentations, and advocacy. ●Science-based community presentations that are specifically designed for the age and demographics of the audience. Lessons are drawn from the multi-session programs and include contraceptive methods, STI prevention, and health decision-making for example. e)Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment,Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities,Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals,Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. Adolescents in Orange County need both accurate, engaging education about sexual health and access to medical services if they are to avoid STIs, pregnancy, and too-early parenthood. The consequences of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing are serious and numerous. Teen mothers are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to live in poverty and to rely on welfare. The children of teenage mothers are often born at low birth weight, experience health and developmental problems, and are likely to be poor, abused, and/or neglected In 2016, the most recent year for which data is available, North Carolina’s teen pregnancy rate fell 7% to 28.1 out of every 1,000 15-19 year old girls, which is a record low in the state’s history. In comparison Orange County’s teen pregnancy rate rose 25.4% from 2015 - from 6.3 to 7.9. Orange Exhibit A: Provider's Outside Agency Application DocuSign Envelope ID: ED368FB6-6FB1-45A7-A8CA-9AB3EAEB624E