Ohio Adolescent Health Partnership
  • About the OAHP
    • History of the OAHP
    • Founding Members
    • Guiding Principles
    • Leadership of the OAHP
  • Key Health Issue Areas
    • Area 1: Behavioral Health
    • Area 2: Injury, Violence and Safety
    • Area 3: Reproductive Health
    • Area 4: Nutrition and Physical Activity
    • Area 5: Sleep
  • Strategic Plan
  • Operational Plan
  • Meeting Dates and Locations
  • Membership Information
  • Annual Conferences
    • 2016 Summit
    • 2015 Summit
    • 2014 Symposium
    • 2013 Symposium
  • Resources
    • Sleep Resources
    • Reproductive Health Resources
    • Teens and Vaping Presentation
    • Drinking Water in Schools Webinar
    • Adolescent Well-Care Visit Presentation
  • Ohio Statistics
  • Contact Us
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Key Adolescent Health Issue Area 3:
Reproductive Health

(Refer to the Strategic and Operational Plans for more details.)

Goal 6: Adolescents and their families will be able to make informed decisions about their reproductive health.
  • Objective 6.1: Delay the onset of sexual activity.
  • Objective 6.2: Increase the number of schools with quality health education including evidence-based reproductive health.
  • Objective 6.3: Increase the communication between parent/guardian and teens about reproductive health.
  • Objective 6.4: Increase access and provision of reproductive health services to adolescents through medical homes and family planning clinics. 

Goal 7: Reduce the rates of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents.
  • Objective 7.1: Increase screening for sexually transmitted infections, including Chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
  • Objective 7.2: Increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation and completion in males and females.
  • Objective 7.3: Increase the use of dual contraceptive methods to reduce exposure to sexually transmitted infections and HIV in addition to pregnancy prevention.

Goal 8: Promote the continued downward trend in pregnancy and birth rates among adolescents. 
  • Objective 8.1: Increase use of effective and appropriate contraception among adolescents including abstinence. 
  • Objective 8.2: Increase the number of clinicians recommending the use of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in adolescents.
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