The National Annual Care and Prevention Grantee Conference

The Essence of Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Demonstration Projects

December 8-11, 2008

A Successful Conference

The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (OAPP) welcomed Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Care and Prevention grantees to the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner located in Vienna, VA (just outside of Washington, DC) this year. As the conference theme, "The Essence of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program," suggests this conference focused on the underpinning elements of AFL Care and Prevention Programs. The conference was divided into four specific educational tracks: Capacity Building; Adolescent Development; Evaluation; and Research. Each topic area brought a wealth of knowledge of experience to the discussion and helped to achieve the overall conference objectives.

Conference Objectives:

To improve pregnancy, parenting and educational outcomes among youth served in AFL Care Demonstration projects;
To increase knowledge and strategies which assist in delaying sexual initiation as well as reduce health related risk behaviors for youth in AFL Prevention Demonstration projects;
To improve the capacity of AFL grantees to manage and evaluate AFL projects more effectively; and,
To increase scientific knowledge of issues related to adolescent pregnancy through research and evaluation dissemination

Conference Agenda and Presentations

The agenda was packed with innovative and informative topics over 2 ½ days. You may review the agenda and view the presentations here.

Presenter Bios

The 2008 Annual AFL Conference brought with it numerous presenters who were able to share their expertise and unique knowledge base. For more information on the presenters at this year’s conference, please review their bios.

AFL Grantee Abstracts

OAPP believes that the AFL grantees have a great deal to offer the field of adolescent health and well being through the numerous innovative demonstration projects being conducted. Each grantee submitted an abstract for this year’s conference that was reviewed and critiqued by professionals. You may review those abstracts here.

White Papers

This year, OAPP explored the concept of developing “white papers” on relevant topics for the AFL grantees. The white papers that were developed bring to light several key topics of interest including social marketing, adolescent brain development, and the importance of teen pregnancy prevention programs. For more information on these topics, please review these informative white papers.

Social Marketing: Effective Strategies for Dissemination

Adolescent Brain Development: The Importance of Parental Involvement;

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Reflecting Backward to Bring Results Forward

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