The Comprehensive Sexuality Education - Adolescent Reproductive Health (CSE ARH) Convergence: a multi-sectoral service delivery intervention integrating homes, schools, and communities
 
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Program, USAID ReachHealth Project, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, 1600 Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
 
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Program
 
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Program, JHU CCP, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, 1600 Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
 
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RTI International, USAID ReachHealth Project, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, 1600 Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
 
 
Publication date: 2023-04-26
 
 
Popul. Med. 2023;5(Supplement):A992
 
ABSTRACT
USAID ReachHealth project conducted a Human-Centered Design study with over 200 teens and their influencers to understand teenage pregnancy in the Philippines. Key insights led to the development of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education - Adolescent Reproductive Health (CSE-ARH) Convergence. This is an inter-sectoral and multilateral network of government agencies and organizations that seeks to harmonize strategies, share resources, and implement collaborative activities to strengthen the referral pathways of school-based interventions to increase the utilization of adolescent friendly health information and medical services. The CSE-ARH Convergence has five components: A. Setting up - 1) Endorsement and Partnership, 2) SBC Tools and Materials Consolidation and Development, 3) Building Capacities of Schools and Communities. B. Delivery of Programs and Services - 4) Provision of Quality FP-ARH Information and Services. C. Cross-cutting - 5) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Each component has its own features, level of collaboration, and designed tools. The Convergence model recognizes the social determinants of teenage pregnancy and tackles this on multiple levels – from helping teenagers themselves access accurate FP-ARH information, to building the capacities of parents, teachers, health service providers, and students; to strengthening in-schools health services and establishing functional referral links between schools and health facilities certified as adolescent friendly. The on-going implementation has already shown some results: government commitments established through policies and budget plans issued; national teen campaign launched and rolled out; students engaged as peer health navigators; psychosocial assessments being provided in pilot schools; referral links established with health facilities certified as adolescent friendly. More lessons will be shared in the next few months. The convergence model can unlock the full power of partnership as it serves as a platform for collaboration, resource sharing, meaningful engagement of key stakeholders especially the teens, and sustaining efforts on family planning and adolescent reproductive health in the Philippines.
ISSN:2654-1459
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