HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA)

At OPA, we are dedicated to improving reproductive health outcomes and adolescent health and wellbeing across the nation. We focus on ensuring access to family planning and preventive health services to ensure that everyone has the tools to make informed health decisions. We also implement new and innovative approaches for promoting positive health outcomes among adolescents. Additionally, we support a range of programs, from grants to research, all aimed at enhancing quality of life and promoting health equity. Learn more about our mission, leadership, and news. https://opa.hhs.gov/about

Today, we are joining the American Public Health Association in celebrating Public Health Thank You Day by highlighting our great Title X grant recipients! Thank you for your incredible work in ensuring access to a broad range of family planning and preventive health services for communities across the nation. Learn more about each program. https://lnkd.in/eKAsmMzP

Today, we are joining the American Public Health Association in celebrating Public Health Thank You Day early! As we countdown to next Monday, we want to thank our Teen Pregnancy Prevention grant recipients for their incredible work in helping youth make healthy decisions and form healthy relationships. Learn more about each program’s efforts on our site. https://lnkd.in/eTVMYxpW

We are celebrating the “Power of Rural” on National Rural Health Day. Title X clinics provide essential family planning services and preventive health services across the country. Often, Title X clinics are the only point of health care for clients. Use and share the Title X clinic locator today to promote the essential care Title X clinics provide in rural areas and connect folks to essential care. https://lnkd.in/eK5UBsWB

Many adolescents experience positive mental health, but nearly half have had a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. Adolescents also have unique perspectives on the issues they face. During Youth Create!, our national call for youth-generated content, many young people shared about how they care for themselves during tough times, and how adults can support them. -?Promoting positive mental health, in addition to early intervention and treatment can help lessen the impact of mental health disorders on young people’s lives. Learn about common warning signs and access to care points on our site. https://lnkd.in/ets-xWF8 - Explore the full gallery of submissions to view the amazing variety of artistic expressions that participants used to speak on this topic. https://lnkd.in/e77WP-nn

Since 2010, our Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program has served over 1.57 million youth through grant programs, trained 23,500 professionals, and developed 56 innovative programs. Through this program, we use an innovation-to-scale continuum, where our grant recipients create, identify, and expand the reach of effective approaches in communities across the country. Discover more about the TPP program, including successful strategies, performance measures, and current grantees.?https://lnkd.in/e7fWimZd

For more than 50 years, Title X has been a trusted and critical part of the health care safety net, ensuring access to a broad range of person-centered, quality family planning and preventive health services. Title X providers are often the only point of health care for clients. Essential services like reproductive cancer screening and contraceptive counseling and care are provided by Title X in mobile health clinics, state and local health departments, and other health centers. Learn more about the where, why, who, and what of Title X clinics, or use the clinic locator to find services in your community. https://lnkd.in/eKAsmMzP

Title X services are client-centered, culturally, and linguistically appropriate, inclusive, and trauma-informed. Providers ensure equitable and quality service delivery consistent with nationally recognized standards of care. Our Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR) 2023 National Summary highlights the importance of Title X as a resource for STI and HIV testing and cancer screening. In 2023, Title X providers performed 1,343,403 chlamydia tests, 1,567,115 gonorrhea tests, 734,879 syphilis tests, and 984,375 confidential HIV tests. Title X providers also conducted 461,085 cervical cancer screenings (Pap tests) for female clients. For many clients, Title X services are the only ongoing source of health care and health education. Read about the impact of the Title X program by exploring the 2023 FPAR. https://lnkd.in/g86YaWJ4

Our Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program is a national grant program that invests in community-driven strategies to support communities throughout the nation. The grant program is dedicated to scaling evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention strategies and uses six key elements to do so–multiple settings, partnerships and services, caregiver engagement, safe and supportive environments, evidence-based programs, and youth engagement. Learn more about both these key components and our current grant TPP recipients on our website. ?https://lnkd.in/e7fWimZd

For more than 50 years, Title X family planning clinics have played a critical role in ensuring access to a broad range of family planning and preventive health services. Title X clinics: - Provide reproductive health care to millions of people across the country and in territories and freely associated states, many who are unable to get care anywhere else. - Provide services such as birth control, pregnancy testing and counseling, basic infertility services, and more. - Pivot, innovate, and meet people where they are to provide the support and resources they need to be healthy and thrive. Learn more from Title X grant recipients as they reflect on the program’s impact. https://lnkd.in/e_qr5qD8