Meeting the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Local Health Department Programs and Services (PDF)

A joint effort between NACCHO’s Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health Projects, this report highlights local health department efforts to address the special needs of pregnant and parenting teens. The four agencies highlighted in this report are among a number of local health departments that are implementing promising approaches to providing services for pregnant and parenting teens and working to prevent the negative consequences often associated with teenage childbearing and parenting.