Title: Reach out to teens: one agency's story.

POPLINE Document Number: 281881

Source citation:

Contraceptive Technology Update, 2004 Oct;25(10):[2] p..

Abstract:

Want to see more adolescents at your facility? Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward County (PPSPBBC) in Boca Raton, FL, has captured teens’ attention by packaging a comprehensive health screening with a year’s supply of free birth control pills. Since the agency kicked off the Teen Health Broward program in July 2004 at its Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, and Tamarac health clinics, a steady stream of teens have been coming in for care, says Carla Shulman, RNC, OGNP, ARNP, LHCRM, vice president of medical services and risk manager for the agency. A $50 fee charged for the health screening covers a check of the heart, lungs, thyroid, and breasts, accompanied by an abdominal assessment, pelvic exam, and Pap smear. Teens also can opt to choose another form of birth control, but have to pay for the alternate selection. Those teens who cannot take the Pill do have to pay for an alternate method. While the offer of a free year’s worth of birth control pills may attract some teens, the service is not designed to advocate teen sex, she emphasizes. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Florida
Adolescents, Female
Youth
Clinic Activities
Family Planning
Reproductive Health
Screening
Contraception
Community-Based Distribution
Contraceptive Availability
Contraceptive Distribution
Youth Programs
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Adolescents
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Program Activities
Programs
Organization and Administration
Health
Examinations and Diagnoses
Nonclinical Distribution
Distributional Activities