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J Sch Health. 2021 Mar;91(3):212-217. doi: 10.1111/josh.12991. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
Teen pregnancy continues to burden families, communities, and society. Programs continue to educate and impower youth and young adults to make positive behavioral decisions.
We evaluated a program aimed at high-risk youth in after-school programs. The goal of the program was to instill a sense of community and empathy, as well as sexual health decision-making. The evaluation was a multiyear evaluation from external evaluators.
There were statistically significant changes in empathy toward others in the community and a feeling of safety at school. Other positive changes noted were that students felt empowered to use condoms, other barriers, or birth control in the future when having sexual relations. The program noted a positive direction in students feeling they develop plans or goals and stick to them.
These programs serve to instill a sense of empowerment, community, and responsibility in students. Evaluation data can serve as a metric of the merit of these programs and the impact on school health programs and communities.
青少年怀孕问题持续困扰着家庭、社区和整个社会。各种项目不断涌现，旨在为青少年提供教育和支持，帮助他们做出积极的行为决策。
我们评估了一个针对课后项目中高风险青少年的项目。该项目的目标是培养社区意识和同理心，以及进行性健康决策。该评估是由外部评估人员进行的多年评估。
在对社区中他人的同理心和在学校的安全感方面，均出现了具有统计学意义的变化。其他值得注意的积极变化包括，学生们感到有能力在未来发生性关系时使用避孕套、其他障碍或避孕措施。该项目注意到学生们感到他们制定计划或目标并坚持执行的方向是积极的。
这些项目旨在培养学生的赋权感、社区意识和责任感。评估数据可以作为衡量这些项目价值以及对学校健康计划和社区影响的指标。
