Register Now: The California Wellness Foundation Conference on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention

May 22, 2008
The Westin San Francisco Market Street

The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) is hosting its Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Conference in San Francisco on May 22, 2008. This conference brings together youth-serving programs for a full day of networking, capacity building, and workshops that highlight innovative outreach and education activities. Online registration for the conference is available at www.healthed.org/.  Registration is closed! To be added to the waiting list, please call CFHC at (800) 428-5438.

The keynote address will be given by Dr. Michael Carrera from the Children’s Aid Society in New York and founder of the Carrera Model of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. A recent article in the Washington Post reported that, “Using a holistic approach to sex education, the program, known as the Carrera model, has been shown to cut in half the rate of teen pregnancy among participants. Young people in the program have increased their use of contraceptives and delayed the start of sexual contact by an average of 18 months. The successes extend to the classroom: Students involved get higher grades and raise their SAT scores. More go on to college.”

I&E has received a grant to serve as the conference coordinator for the 2008 and 2009 TCWF Conferences on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention. Please contact the I&E Division at (408) 374-3720 or conferences@cfhc.org with any questions about this event.

Registration closed; link to online registration removed 03/27/08.