The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

Grantee Details

TPP Grantee Type: Implementing EBPs to Scale (Tier 1b) – 2015-2020
Annual Funding: $2,000,000
Website: http://www.uthscsa.edu


Program Summary

Project Overview: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio- UT Teen Health will partner with community youth-serving organizations and the San Antonio Teen Pregnancy Prevention Collaborative to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs for approximately 17,550 youth under age 20 annually in Bexar County, Texas. Partners in this initiative will implement the evidence-based TPP programs in middle schools, high schools, after school programs, faith-based organizations, and in community settings with especially vulnerable youth including expectant and parenting teens, youth in juvenile detention, and youth in foster care.

Target Population: Youth under age 20 in Bexar County, TX

Geographic Area Served (Urbanicity of Community): Bexar County, TX (Rural)

Teen Birth Rate in Area Served (Per 1,000): 37.4


Contact Information

Kristen Plastino M.D.
plastino@uthscsa.edu


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