National Health Foundation (NHF) has been providing teen pregnancy prevention programs through a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District to under-resourced, diverse young men and women in South Los Angeles high schools for the past eight years. In working with these high-risk populations, NHF has gained an understanding of the target population and has […]
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Impacting the Health of South Los Angeles Teens Through Pregnancy Prevention Programming
It is a well-known fact that a teen pregnancy can alter the course of a young person’s life. What is less know is the fact that teen pregnancy has a lifelong impact on a teen’s health as well. Academic achievement is a primary predictor and determinant of health in adulthood. Providing at-risk teens the tools […]
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Recognizes ‘It Takes Two to Tango’
Usually when we think of teen pregnancy we take into account the teenage girls and how their pregnancies will affect them. We often overlook the other critical component in the equation: the teenage boys. Obviously, teen males have as much responsibility as the teen females in getting pregnant. In fact, each year in the United […]
Mission Possible: Tackling The Social Determinants of Health
On March 31st, National Health Foundation closed the books on its 44th fiscal year. It was a fantastic, invigorating and informative year, and one that pushed the boundaries of our refreshed mission: To improve the health of individuals and under-resourced communities by taking action on the social determinants of health. In early 2016, after reflecting […]