Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy plans to highlight the cost data with state legislators. They will also supply the state dollar bills to attendees of their annual conference.
Arizona Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Phoenix, Arizona
The Arizona Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting (ACAPP) hosted a breakfast meeting for community leaders to release data on the costs of teen childbearing in Arizona. The event was attended by 50 people including state legislators, the Governor's office, the Chamber of Commerce, school administrators, state and local health departments, faith leaders, private funders, and the press. Presentations were made on Arizona's teen pregnancy trends, the cost of teen childbearing to Arizona taxpayers, and local effective programs. The Mayor of Phoenix, who adopted a child born to a young teen parent, spoke at the event as well as a former Mayor of Phoenix and a current State Legislator, both of whom had been teen parents.
ACAPP’s executive director, Patricia Jo Angelini, pitched the cost story to the media through in-person meetings and telephone calls with reporters and editorial board writers, and got the breakfast meeting scheduled on the Associated Press calendar of events. This outreach, coupled with media presence at the community leader breakfast, generated significant press attention in Arizona newspapers and television. After receiving the cost data during a meeting with ACAPP, an editorial board writer for the Arizona Republic agreed to ask each gubernatorial and state legislative candidate what they would do if elected to prevent teen pregnancy and assist teen parents.
ACAPP also featured a presentation on the Arizona costs of teen childbearing during their annual conference with program providers.
Georgia Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the New York State Council on Adolescent Pregnancy
The Georgia Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the New York State Council on Adolescent Pregnancy plan to highlight the cost data at their annual legislative day.
Indiana State Department of Health
The Indiana State Department of Health’s Adolescent Health program plans to highlight Indiana’s cost data in a mailing to 700 schools around the state. They will also highlight the data with their grantees and lawmakers.
Mississippi Department of Health
The Mississippi Department of Health will pass out the dollar bills to all attendees at their annual conference.
Student Health OUTreach (SHOUT)
Lancaster, PA
A local news station in Pennsylvania interviewed Patricia Espinosa, Chairperson, Student Health OUTreach of Lancaster County (SHOUT) about the cost data. To watch the interview, please click here. |
