Teen Pregnancy Prevention

The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch (APPB) works to reduce the incidence of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teens in Alabama. This is made possible through federal grants awarded to the Alabama Department of Public Health. Through these grants, funding is made available to local community organizations to assist in these efforts in their communities. The APPB partners with organizations throughout the state in a collaborative relationship to promote healthy decisions among young people.

Adolescents are in a unique period in the life cycle between childhood and adulthood. Developmentally, they face many challenges, including choices that impact them for a lifetime. One such choice is the decision to become sexually active, which may lead to pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. Many of these lifestyle choices are affected by physiological challenges that can make healthy decision making difficult. Read more about Adolescent Health.

BUB3 - Be You. Be 3: Smart, Strong and Safe

Be You. Be 3: Smart, Strong and Safe promotes being smart - knowing your body, options and the risks of sexual behavior; being strong - standing up for yourself and how you feel; and being safe - protecting yourself from getting pregnant or getting an STI/STD.

Alabama Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Request for Proposals (RFP) 

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces a request for proposals (RFP) from youth-serving community organizations and other entities for funding to provide evidence-based programs to youth. The focal populations will be youth, ages 12-15, in the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Covington, Cullman, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Mobile, Montgomery, Pickens, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, and Winston. Though the objective is to impact these focal populations, it can be expected that a larger segment of the adolescent population (ages 10-19) will also be reached during program delivery. The settings for implementation of these programs will be schools and community-based organizations.  

The ADPH Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch is soliciting proposals as follows:

• The Alabama Sexual Risk Avoidance Education RFP seeks programs that promote positive youth development, including leading youth in developing and navigating healthy relationships and making decisions that result in reduced teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Download the RFP at alabamapublichealth.gov/teenpregnancy or submit an e-mail request to Jasmine Abner at [email protected]. The due date is September 6, 2024.

          SRAE FY25 RFP