Rural Project Examples: Teen pregnancy

Promising Examples

Healthy Connections, Inc. Healthy Families Arkansas
Updated/reviewed December 2022

Need: High poverty rates and lack of access to healthcare make caring for unborn and newborn children difficult for young mothers in Arkansas's Polk and Garland Counties.
Intervention: An Arkansas-based program provides a national healthcare service to expectant and young mothers. Prenatal check-ups, education, transportation, well-baby checks and child immunizations are all provided by the Healthy Connections, Inc.
Results: The program's results demonstrate an increase in first trimester prenatal care rates and child immunization rates, as well as a dramatic decrease in confirmed cases of child abuse.

Tea Time with Teens
Updated/reviewed November 2021

Need: To lower teen pregnancy rates in Marlboro County, South Carolina, and develop teen leaders.
Intervention: Tea Time with Teens brings together community leaders, mothers, and daughters to build life skills and make healthy decisions.
Results: Since 2009, the program has been educating teens on making healthy choices and adults on having meaningful conversations with teens.

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