creating strategic action 2006 state adolescent health coordinator orientation

state adolescent health resource center konopka institute for best practices in adolescent health

State Adolescent Health Coordinator:Defining and refining your identity

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creating strategic action2006 state adolescent health coordinator

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Kristin Teipel, BSN, MPH Program Director

State Adolescent Health Resource Center

teipe001@umn.edu

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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

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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

teipe001@umn.edu

Mary Doyle

(612) 626-3188

doyle197@umn.edu