Interagency Youth Working Group

Youth: New Research, Program Experiences, and Applications
Parents and Young People’s Health (morning)
Integrating HIV and Reproductive Health Services for Youth (afternoon)
December 6, 2007
Washington, DC

The objectives of the second Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) meeting were:

To present new research results and program experiences on youth RH/HIV.
To share ideas for applying the latest knowledge and recommendations for program settings.

The agenda (see below) included an introduction to the IYWG. The morning session focused on working with parents to improve youth reproductive health and HIV outcomes. The afternoon session was focused on current research and program experiences for integrating HIV and reproductive health services for youth. The next day, December 7, the IYWG sponsored a half-day meeting on monitoring and evaluation for youth programs provided participants with the opportunity to learned how to address youth reproductive health measurement challenges at the community level.

8:30 – 9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15: Welcome and Introductions

IYWG Mission – Jenny Truong, USAID
Introduction to Topics and Resources (PDF, 1 MB) – Bill Finger, FHI

Parents and Young People’s Health

9:15 – 10:00: Parents, Youth, and Health: Framing the Issue
Facilitator: Shanti Conly, USAID

Making Common Sense, Common Practice Among Parents of Adolescents (PDF, 322 KB) – Jane Ferguson, WHO
Discussion

10:00 – 10:45: Evaluated Programs: Models in the Field
Facilitator: Shanti Conly, USAID

Youth Prevention Activities in Western Kenya: The Families Matter Program (PDF, 501 KB) – Kim Miller, CDC
Latin America: Strong Families: Love and Limits – Sandra Hidalgo, PAHO (PDF available soon)
Discussion

10:45 – 11:00: Break

11:00 – 11:30: Evaluated Programs: Models in the Field (continued)

Involving Parents in Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Lessons from the U.S. (PDF, 177 KB) – Kristen Tertzakian, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Discussion

11:30 – 12:15: Panel: Identifying and Overcoming Programmatic Challenges
Facilitator: Jane Ferguson, WHO
Final Panel:

Cate Lane, Pathfinder
Kim Miller, CDC

12:15 – 1:15: Lunch and Information Marketplace

Integrating HIV and Reproductive Health Services for Youth

1:15 – 2:15: Framing the Issue
Facilitator: Bill Finger, FHI

Introduction (PDF, 50 KB) – Bill Finger, FHI
Research: Integration of Contraceptive Counseling into HIV Services for Youth (PDF, 208 KB) – Donna McCarraher, FHI
FP/HIV Integration and Youth: Insights from the Field (PDF, 176 KB) – Gwyn Hainsworth, Pathfinder
Discussion

2:15 – 3:00: Youth RH/HIV Integration Programs
Facilitator: Mary Ann Abeyta-Behnke, USAID

Country Assessments: Documenting Family Planning-HIV Integration Programs for Youth (PDF, 93 KB) – Karah Fazekas, FHI
Top Réseau: Integrated Youth Services in Madagascar (PDF, 104 KB) – Maxine Eber, PSI
Discussion

3:00 – 3:15: Break

3:15 – 3:40: Youth RH/HIV Integration Programs (continued)

Integrating HIV & RH Services for Young People: The Friends of Youth (FOY) Program in Kenya (PDF, 337 KB) – Ben Ochieng, Population Council
Discussion

3:40 – 4:35: Small Group Discussions: Research and Programmatic Approaches
Facilitator: Jenny Truong, USAID
Topics:

Should services stress dual method use or the condom for dual protection?
Should programs emphasize referral systems or more services at one site?

4:35 – 4:45: Wrap-up & Evaluation – Jenny Truong, USAID

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