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state adolescent health resource center konopka institute for best practices in adolescent health State Adolescent Health Coordinator: Defining and refining your identity role creating strategic action 2006 state adolescent health coordinator orientation
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State Adolescent Health Coordinator:Defining and refining your identity
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creating strategic action2006 state adolescent health coordinator
orientation
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Kristin Teipel, BSN, MPH Program Director
State Adolescent Health Resource Center
presenter
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Professional Background
Work for State Government
Work within Public Health System
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Broad definition of health
Population-focus
Partnerships
Addressing healthat multiple levels
Strategies:• Prevention• Health promotion• Youth development
Healthy People 2010• Nat’l Initiative to Improve AH• 21 critical objectives• Capacity-building
resources
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Levels of public health
Federal State Local
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2005 AH Coordinator Survey
Discipline Public health, nursing, education most common
Length of time in position
< 2 years: 28% of AH Coordinators 2-3 years: 30% 4-7 years: 28% 8-18 years: 14%
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2005 AH Coordinator Survey
Length of time in adolescent health 1-5 years: 31% of AH Coordinators 5-9 years: 22% 10-15 years: 25% 18 - 30 years: 22%
% time dedicated to adolescent health 75% time or more: 62% of AH Coordinators 50% time or less: 38%
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2005 AH Coordinator Survey
Type of Focus Few AH Coordinators spend 100% time on
broad coordination (11%)
Management Manage staff: 41% of AH Coordinators Manage budgets: 54% Manage contracts: 32%
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2005 AH Coordinator Survey
Health areas of major focus General adolescent health Comprehensive pregnancy prevention Youth development Abstinence education
Health areas of secondary focus Mental health Obesity/overweight prevention Reducing health disparities Substance use/abuse School health
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2005 AH Coordinator Survey
Support for adolescent health MCH Director is supportive:
89% of AH Coordinators
Agency leadership is supportive: 54% of AH Coordinators
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Help defining your role
State Adolescent Health Resource Center/ Konopka Institute
Hands-on resource for state mch professionals responsible for adolescent health
SAHRC StaffKristin Teipel
(612) 624-1082
Mary Doyle
(612) 626-3188
