We recently developed a new job aid to support Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) programs in developing strategic messaging, as well as two job aids with guidance on how to screen for and counsel family planning clients about insulin resistance and prediabetes. We’ve also highlighted Spanish language resources and resources for National Immunization Awareness Month below. In this month’s grantee spotlight, read how the Title X grantee in Texas pivoted to virtual site reviews with subrecipients during the pandemic. 

Don’t forget to register for our upcoming webinar on human-centered design for TPP programs.

• *NEW* Developing Strategic Messaging to Attract TPP Program Partners Job Aid
• *NEW* Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes Job Aids
• Spanish Language Resources
• Resources for National Immunization Awareness Month
• Using Human-Centered Design to Refine Your TPP Program’s Recruitment and Retention Plan Webinar
• Grantee Spotlight: Virtual Site Reviews: Supporting Subrecipients through a Global Health Crisis

• The 2021 National Reproductive Health Conference is now available on demand!
• Archived Webinar: Utilizing the CDC’s Quality STD Clinical Services Recommendations in Family Planning Settings

This job aid will help TPP programs develop strategic messaging to attract potential partners and highlight the benefits of their program. The job aid addresses how to: identify the remarkable aspects of your TPP program to highlight with potential partners; understand potential partners’ needs and motivations; and develop strategic messages that will resonate with decision makers. Download the job aid.

When helping clients reach their goal of achieving or preventing pregnancy, family planning providers also have an opportunity to help clients delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes through brief counseling about insulin resistance and prediabetes. Two new job aids provide screening guidelines and talking points for counseling clients, and a summary of lifestyle recommendations to incorporate into health promotion counseling.

July is National Immunization Awareness Month, which aims to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Among family planning clients, encouraging the HPV vaccine is especially important and can prevent more than 90% of the cancers caused by HPV. These resources can help your family planning clinic encourage vaccine uptake:

• HPV Vaccine Toolkit: Increasing HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescent Clients in the Family Planning Setting
• Reducing Missed Opportunities for HPV Vaccinations at Title X Sites Webinar
• Counseling Patients and Parents on the HPV Vaccine Podcast
• Using Normalizing Language to Encourage HPV Vaccination Among Adolescent Clients (also available in Spanish)

Join us on Thursday, August 26 from 3–4pm for a webinar exploring how human-centered design (HCD) approaches can be used to improve recruitment and retention of participants and families in Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) programs. Through a HCD approach, grantees can identify gaps in their recruitment and retention efforts and identify user-centered solutions. This webinar will build on the foundational webinar on HCD approaches, Inspiration, Ideation, and Implementation: The Power of Human-Centered Design in Teen Pregnancy Prevention (February 2020), and present a case example for how HCD is applied in practice to recruit and retain TPP program participants. Participants will be introduced to three tools (an equity framework, empathy mapping, and a persona worksheet) to support the application of HCD in practice. Register for the webinar.

If you missed any part of the NRHC last week, recorded sessions are now available for all registrants to watch. If you didn’t get a chance to register for the live event, you may now register for the on-demand portion only to take advantage of this continuing education opportunity. Access the on-demand sessions or register.

This webinar features speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Association of County Health Officials (NACCHO) and provides an overview of the CDC’s Quality STD Clinical Services and a demonstration of the STD QCS planning toolkit. Using the toolkit and following the STD QCS goes hand in hand with the newly released STI Treatment Guidelines from the CDC. Participants can earn 1.0 CE credits for watching. Watch the webinar.