Healthy Chicago

Adolescent Health
Flory Ann Evia
Caitlyn Schumaker
Drew Simon

Adolescent Health Goals

Improve the health, safety and well-being of adolescents
Adolescent
Ages 10-19
Nearly 13% of Chicagos Population

Major Priorities
Teen birth rate
STI rate
Teen dating violence
HPV vaccination

Teen Pregnancy Initiative

Five year initiative
$19.7 Million dollar Grant
Chicago Public Schools
Office of Adolescent and School Health

Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

Centerpiece of grant
Youth development program for 9th graders
Decreases: course failure,
suspension

Wymans Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

Evidence-based national youth development
program
Community service learning
curriculum based

Targets 6th-12th graders

Staff: Teachers, Guidance Personnel, and
Youth Workers
Cost
$410-$640 per student annually
$1.29 return for every $1.00 invested

Curriculum
Communication Skills/Assertiveness
Understanding and Clarifying Values
Relationships
Goal Setting
Influences
Decision-Making
Human Development and Sexuality

HIV/STI
HIV stands for human
immunodeficiency virus. It impairs the
immune systems ability to fight
infections and diseases. This can lead
to acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, or AIDS. Unlike some
other viruses, the human body cannot
get rid of HIV. That means that once
you have HIV, you have it for life.

STI stands for sexually transmitted

infection. This infection can be passed
on through the exchange of sexual
fluids, but some can be passed on
through skin to genital contact.
Chicago actually ranks first and
second in the nation for the highest
rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea
infections among young people.

HIV/STI Initiative
The Healthy Chicago Plan hopes to reduce the rate of chlamydia among youth by
10%.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) collaborated with the Chicago Department of
Public Health (DPH) to pilot and education and testing project for gonorrhea
and chlamydia in hopes to reduce the high rates of STIs and prevent HIV
among youth ages 15-19.
15 high schools were invited to take part in the STI pilot testing project
throughout the school year 2010-2011.

Testing for STI in High Schools

Students in the project

Received 2030 minutes of education about STIs and the testing process.
Had an opportunity to provide a urine sample and meet with a DPH representative.
Received instructions about getting test results, and accessing health care facilities for treatment and follow-up care.
Were provided additional HIV/STI educational materials and access to condoms.

Students who tested positive received treatment through school-based health

centers (SBHCs) or the DPH clinics. Follow-up care included
Counseling on how to prevent STI/HIV transmission.
Additional education on barriers that can prevent STIs.
Information on health care providers who offer screening for other STIs.
Guidance on how to register at an SBHC to make it a students medical home

[From Program/Activity Description by DASH]

Outcomes
Amongst the 15 high schools, only 12 high schools finished the testing program
throughout the specific school year.
Out of the 3,189 students who received HIV/STI prevention education, 2,188
students got tested
Out of that group, 289 students tested positive for an STI.
280 students received treatment
CPS still wants to keep the original participating schools and anticipates to gain
more high schools to partake in the STI testing and educational program.

BeYouBeHealthy.org
aims to increase the percentage of
[Chicago Public] schools that provide
parents and families health
information to increase parent and
family knowledge of HIV prevention,
STD prevention, and teen pregnancy
prevention.

Teen Dating violence (TDV)

In Chicago the (TDV) rate is 16.3 percent, almost double the national average
of 9.4 percent
CDPH has goals to lower this number to 11 percent
Adolescents in abusive relationships are at risk for physical injury, mental
illness, eating disorder, substance abuse, suicide, and struggle to get an
education due to stress and damage from the dating violence
The city of Chicago has a Healthy Chicago initiative the addresses adolescent
dating violence and has outlined an action plan:
Chicago wants to strengthen and clarify policies to prevent TDV
provide parents and guardians information about preventing and dealing with TDV

Several resources and programs that address TDV in Chicago

The Chicago Department of Public Health

On the Chicago Department of Public Health site, www.cityofchicago.org, there is
a page specifically dedicated to TDV
On the site there is information including information about TDV, statistics, what
to say to a teen that needs help, advice on dating safely for teens, signs of
abusive relationships, and hotlines and other resources for help
City of Chicago Domestic Violence Helpline 877.863.6338
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800.799.SAFE (7233)
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/ - dating and relationship tips

The Chicago Department of Public Health Office

of Violence Prevention 3 main focuses
Teaching
Strengthening Systems
Reaching community partners

UIC:Southside Teens About Respect (STAR)

Funded by the CDC (Division of Violence Prevention

The purpose of the STAR project is to evaluate a set of coordinated services designed to prevent
teen dating violence in community on Chicago's South side. The primary objective of the
evaluation is to improve the services and to evaluate their effectiveness.(STAR:Southside Teens
About Respect)

Works with the CDPH

CDPH is in charge of developing and implementing a media campaign in the communities to
promote awareness about TDV (Be Sharp-Date Smart)
media campaign that promotes prevention of TDV
Identify and provide support for witnesses or victims of TDV
Media Advisory Council: over three years of the project will develop and distribute flyers, create
public service announcements on all types of media, media kits, posters, and placards for buses
and trains

Objectives of STAR
Reduce incidence of TDV in south Chicago communities

More information about STAR

Implemented by Paul A.Schewe Ph.D in Clinical Psychology

has an extensive history implementing projects and doing funded research about domestic violence
has many publications dealing with domestic violence

Teen groups that had STAR programming increased their willingness to seek help
and use resources from 15.4 to 16.1, while non-treatment groups decreased
from 16.7 to 16.2
Other criteria like relationship skills, being abused or being abusive in the last
three months, and justification of violence did not have significant data

Changes Id make to the program

Expand it to other neighborhoods in Chicago
Use Qualitative as well as the Quantitative in order to get the full picture when
assessing the program
Have workshops and information sessions for teachers, guardians, coaches, school
nurses, and school counselors in order to educate adults in charge of the teens

Discussion Questions
Why do you think the TOP is successful in lowering the risk of teen pregnancy by
53% when only 15% of the program is comprehensive sex education?
Given the resources to free clinics and online education about STI/HIV, would you
be likely to visit your nearest clinic and/or utilize the information?
Do you think a program like STAR really can help lower the rate of TDV? Or do
other factors need to be addressed other than educating teens about TDV.

References

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http://www.beyoubehealthy.org/bodies.php
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Division of Adolescent and School Health. (2011). Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in High Schools. Retrieved November 9, 2015,
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STARS UIC, (n.d.) Retrieved November 9 2015 from http://tigger.uic.edu/~schewepa/web-content/newpages/results.html