1. B Mission West Virginia Teaching Health Instead of Nagging Kids

2. Statistics Teen Birth Rates US Average 2010: 34.3 per 1000 teens US Average 2013: 26.6 WV Average 2010: 45.0 WV Average 2013: 40.1 *ages 15-19

4. WV County Rankings Teen Pregnancy Rates Highest 5 2009 Lowest 5 McDowell 107.1 Monongalia 14.3 Mason 90.9 Marion 23.2 Clay 85.2 Gilmer 27.3 Mercer 76.0 Brooke 29.0 Mingo 72.8 Upshur 29.0 WV County Rankings Teen Pregnancy Rates Highest 5 2009 Lowest 5 McDowell 107.1 Monongalia 14.3 Mason 90.9 Marion 23.2 Clay 85.2 Gilmer 27.3 Mercer 76.0 Brooke 29.0 Mingo 72.8 Upshur 29.0

5. WV County Rankings Teen Pregnancy Rates Highest 5 2012 Lowest 5 McDowell 78.1 Monongalia 12.6 Lincoln 75.2 Gilmer 15.4 Mingo 74.0 Brooke 20.8 Fayette 72.2 Jefferson 23.0 Logan 70.6 Morgan 28.1

6. Why?

7. Culture/Acceptance Access to Medical Care Lack of Transportation Education Poverty Awareness

9. What’s Happening in WV Berkeley Boone Cabell Calhoun Clay Doddridge Fayette Gilmer Greenbrier Hancock Hardy Harrison Jefferson Kanawha Lewis Lincoln Logan Marion McDowell Mercer Mineral Mingo Monongalia Monroe Morgan Nicholas Pleasants Pocahontas Putnam Raleigh Randolph Ritchie Summers Taylor Tucker Wayne Webster Wood Wyoming

10. DHHR APPI: Pregnancy Prevention Specialists/PREP DHHR Adolescent Health Initiative: Title V WV FREE: WISE Initiative Family Planning: School Based Health Centers KISRA: School Curriculum United Way: AHI and Teen Institute WV Department of Education: Health CSOs

11. Mission West Virginia THINK PROGRAM 3 Partner Agencies Rainelle Medical Center CASEWV Regeneration

12. 3 GRANTS TPP: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program CAE: Competitive Abstinence Education PREP: Personal Responsibility Education Program

13. Mission West Virginia Boone Cabell Lincoln Logan Mingo

14. Regeneration Calhoun Harrison Lewis Marion Ritchie

15. Rainelle Medical Center Fayette Greenbrier Nicholas Summers Webster

16. CASEWV McDowell Mercer Monroe Raleigh

17. What We Do Evidence Based Curriculum In 19 Counties Goal: 12,000 youth per year for TPP Middle School – Draw the Line/Respect the Line 6 th Grade: 5 Lessons 7 th Grade: 7 Lessons 8 th Grade: 8 Lessons High School – Making Proud Choices 10 Lessons – Includes 2 lessons of Positive Youth Development

18. Special Events 1 day visits to schools/classrooms Health Fairs Teen Expos Summer Camps (sports camps/4-H) Special Parties (ex: pool party with educational breaks) Special Presentations Annual Conference (with CEUs)

19. What You Can Do West Virginia Health CSOs HE.S.1: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health HE.HS.1.04: Differentiate between the causes of communicable (e.g., STDs, HIV/AIDS, bacterial/viral infections) and noncommunicable (e.g., heredity, lifestyle, environment) diseases HE.HS.1.05: Identify and apply skills to prevent communicable (e.g. STDs, HIV/AIDS, bacterial/viral infections) and noncommunicable (e.g., heredity, lifestyle, environment) diseases. HE.S.2: Culture, Media, and Technology Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors. HE.HS.2.05: Analyze how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors (e.g., positive and negative peer pressure)

20. HE.S.3: HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health. HE.HS.3.03: Locate and utilize resources to identify health care services advantageous for optimal health care HE.S.4: COMMUNICATION Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. HE.HS.4.01: Utilize skills for effective communication in discussions concerning alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, nutrition, sexuality, and relationships with peers, family and others. HE.HS.4.02: Exhibit healthy ways to express feelings, needs and desires in different situations (e.g., peer mediation, conflict resolution, support groups, constructive “I” statements). HE.HS.4.03: Demonstrate a variety of communication skills (e.g., verbal, non-verbal, listening, writing, technology, workplace).

21. HE.S.5: DECISION-MAKING Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision- making skills to enhance health HE.HS.5.02: Identify and discuss health concerns that require collaborative decision-making (e.g., sexuality, STDS, HIV/AIDS transmission/prevention, refusal skills) HE.HS.5.03: Analyze the effects of potentially harmful decisions that impact health and the effect these decisions have on their family, community and self (ATOD use, STD transmission, pregnancy prevention, teen parenting) HE.HS.5.04: Formulate alternatives to health-related issues or problems (e.g. defense/coping mechanisms).

22. HE.S.6: GOAL-SETTING Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal- setting skills to enhance health. HE.HS.6.02: Develop a plan to attain a personal health goal that addresses strengths, needs, and risks (e.g., short-term/long-term goals) HE.S.7: HEALTH BEHAVIORS Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. HE.HS.7.03: List examples and explain short and long term impacts of health decisions (e.g., smoking, good diet, wearing seat belts) on the individual, family and community (e.g., lung cancer, heart diseases, STDs)

23.  Create a welcoming and safe environment for youth to talk to you  Offer “office hours” for discussions  Encourage healthy communication  Use “teachable moments” to your advantage to open discussion  Avoid judgmental or shaming statements

24. THINK About It Director: Jill Gwilt jgwilt@missionwv.org Outreach Coordinator: Hillary Gore hgore@missionwv.org Mission West Virginia, Inc. 304-562-0723