The Office of Adolescent Health was established in 2010 within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at HHS in order to advance best practices to improve the health and well-being of America’s adolescents.

2.  Established in 2010 within the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health (OASH) at HHS
 Vision: To advance best practices to improve the health and
well-being of America’s adolescents
 OAH responsibilities
 Implement and administer evidence-based grant programs
 Coordinate adolescent health initiatives across HHS
 Communicate adolescent health information
 Serve as the catalyst and convener of the national adolescent
health agenda
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Office of Adolescent Health

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OAH Budget FY 2016
OAH, $1,442,000
Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Program,
$101,000,000
Public Health Service
(PHS) Evaluation of
TPP, $6,800,000
Pregancy Assistance
Fund Program,
$23,300,000

4.  National, evidence-based competitive grant program
 Funds diverse organizations working to prevent teen
pregnancy across the United States
 Invests in the implementation of evidence-based TPP
programs
 Provides funding to develop and evaluate new and
innovative approaches to prevent teen pregnancy
 The TPP Resource Center provides training materials and
resources for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
grantees
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/oah-initiatives/tpp_program/ 3
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

5.  Competitive grant program funded by the Affordable Care Act
 Provides expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers, and
their families with a seamless network of support services
 Grantees:
 Support expectant and parenting student services at institutions
of higher education
 Support expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers and their
families at high schools and community service centers and
increase public awareness and education services
 Improve services for pregnant women who are victims of
domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, and stalking
 The PAF Resource Center provides training materials and
resources for Pregnancy Assistance Fund grantees
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Pregnancy Assistance Fund
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/oah-initiatives/paf_program/

6. A comprehensive, strengths-based
call to action to improve adolescent
health
Goals:
 Raise awareness about the
importance of adolescent health
 Engage stakeholders (youth serving
organizations and caring adults)
 Get adolescent health on the national
agenda
 Spur action to improve adolescent
health
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Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow℠ (TAG)
www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/TAG

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www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/
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