1. state adolescent health resource center konopka institute for best practices in adolescent health State Adolescent Health Coordinator: Defining and refining your identity role creating strategic action 2006 state adolescent health coordinator orientation

2. role Kristin Teipel, BSN, MPH Program Director State Adolescent Health Resource Center teipe001@umn.edu presenter

3. role Professional Background Work for State Government Work within Public Health System

4. role Broad definition of health Population-focus Partnerships Addressing health at multiple levels Strategies: Prevention Health promotion Youth development Healthy People 2010 Nat’l Initiative to Improve AH 21 critical objectives Capacity-building resources

5. role Levels of public health Federal State Local

6. role 2005 AH Coordinator Survey Discipline Public health, nursing, education most common Length of time in position < 2 years: 28% of AH Coordinators 2-3 years: 30% 4-7 years: 28% 8-18 years: 14%

7. role 2005 AH Coordinator Survey Length of time in adolescent health 1-5 years: 31% of AH Coordinators 5-9 years: 22% 10-15 years: 25% 18 - 30 years: 22% % time dedicated to adolescent health 75% time or more: 62% of AH Coordinators 50% time or less: 38%

8. role 2005 AH Coordinator Survey Type of Focus Few AH Coordinators spend 100% time on broad coordination (11%) Management Manage staff: 41% of AH Coordinators Manage budgets: 54% Manage contracts: 32%

9. role 2005 AH Coordinator Survey Health areas of major focus General adolescent health Comprehensive pregnancy prevention Youth development Abstinence education Health areas of secondary focus Mental health Obesity/overweight prevention Reducing health disparities Substance use/abuse School health

10. role 2005 AH Coordinator Survey Support for adolescent health MCH Director is supportive: 89% of AH Coordinators Agency leadership is supportive: 54% of AH Coordinators

11. role Help defining your role State Adolescent Health Resource Center/ Konopka Institute Hands-on resource for state mch professionals responsible for adolescent health SAHRC Staff Kristin Teipel (612) 624-1082 teipe001@umn.edu Mary Doyle (612) 626-3188 doyle197@umn.edu