The National Annual Care and Prevention Grantee Conference

A Retreat to Examine Adolescent Pregnancy Interventions

December 1-3, 2009

The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (OAPP) welcomed Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Prevention grantees to the Hotel Palomar located in Arlington, Virginia to participate in the 2009 AFL Prevention Grantee Annual Conference, A Retreat to Examine Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Interventions, December 1-3, 2009. The conference examined a broad range of effective adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions. The conference also explored innovative strategies to improve services for adolescents and their families. The conference was divided into four targeted educational tracks: Adolescent Health; Program Management; Evaluation; and Research. Each conference topic built upon the wealth of expertise of the participating AFL grantees and thereby helped to achieve the overall conference objectives.

Conference Objectives:

Increase knowledge and strategies which assist in preventing teen pregnancy as well as reduce health related risk behaviors for youth in AFL Prevention Demonstration Programs;
Improve the capacity of AFL Prevention Grantees to manage and evaluate AFL Prevention Demonstration Programs more effectively; and,
Increase scientific knowledge of issues related to adolescent pregnancy prevention through research and evaluation dissemination.

Advancing the Care of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents and Their Families

January 26-18, 2010

OAPP welcomed AFL Care grantees to the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel located in Norfolk, Virginia to participate in the 2010 AFL Care Grantee Annual Conference, A Conference to Advance the Care of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents and Their Families. The conference identified ways that AFL Care Grantees could contribute to the general body of knowledge about adolescent health and teenage pregnancy, as well as learn new strategies to enhance future AFL programming. The conference also provided a scientific and professional forum to share insights, research findings, and best practices to support advancements in the filed of teenage pregnancy and parenting. The conference was divided into four targeted educational tracks: Adolescent Health; Program Management; Evaluation; and Research. Each conference topic built upon the wealth of expertise of the participating AFL Care Grantees and thereby helped to achieve the overall conference objectives.

Conference Objectives:

Improve pregnancy, parenting and educational outcomes among youth served in AFL Care Demonstration Programs;
Increase knowledge and strategies in preventing repeat unintended pregnancies for youth in AFL Care Demonstration Programs;
Improve the capacity of AFL Care grantees to manage and evaluate AFL Care Demonstration Programs more effectively; and,
Increase scientific knowledge of issues related to adolescent pregnancy through research and evaluation dissemination.

AFL Grantee Conference Agenda and Presentations

Both conference agendas were packed with innovative and informative topics. You may review the agendas and view the presentations here.

Presenter Bios

The conferences included numerous presenters who were able to share their expertise and unique knowledge base. For more information on the presenters at the conferences, please review their bios.

AFL Grantee Abstracts

OAPP believes that the AFL grantees have a great deal to offer the field of adolescent health and well being through the numerous innovative demonstration projects being conducted. Each grantee submitted an abstract for the conferences that were reviewed and critiqued by professionals. You may review those abstracts here.

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