APP Program Design and Implementation

Through ongoing research, we are learning more about how APP programs are designed and implemented.

Nationwide Design and Implementation Findings

The APP Program has undertaken multiple efforts to look across the country at how PREP-funded programs were planned and implemented. Click on the following to learn more:

• Supporting Statewide Implementation of Evidence- Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Findings from Four PREP Grantees
  • Report (November 2016)
  • Brief (May 2017)
• How States Planned and Implemented Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs: State PREP Performance Measures of Structure, Cost, and Support for Implementation (December 2015)
• A Snapshot of the PREP Performance Measures Report to Congress (July 2015)
• Design and Implementation Study: Implementation Survey (January 2015)
• How States are Implementing Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Through the Personal Responsibility Education Program Brief (April 2014)
• The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP): Launching a Nationwide Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Effort Report (October 2013)

In-depth Design and Implementation Findings

As part of federally-led impact evaluations, APP has conducted in-depth implementation assessments of a subset of PREP-funded programs. These assessments provide closer looks at unique PREP-funded programs. Click on the following to learn more:

• Adapting an Evidence-based Curriculum in a Rural Setting: Implementing Reducing the Risk in Kentucky
  • Report (December 2015)
  • Brief (May 2017)
• Focusing on the Boys: Implementing Wise Guys in Davenport, Iowa
  • Report (February 2016)
  • Brief (May 2017)
• Preventing Rapid Repeat Births Among Adolescent Mothers: Implementing Steps to Success in San Angelo, Texas
  • Report (October 2013)
• Design for an Impact Study of Four Selected Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
  • Report (Jan 2015)
  • Brief (May 2015)

Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) Implementation Reports

APP was responsible for administering and being substantially involved in three of the PPA research projects. The projects completed implementation studies, in addition to impact evaluations. Click on the following to learn more:

• AIM 4 Teen Moms, Los Angeles, California
  • Implementation Report (February 2014)
  • Executive Summary - Implementation Report (May 2014)
• POWER Through Choices, Oklahoma, California, and Maryland
  • Implementation Report (December 2014)
  • Executive Summary - Implementation Report (December 2014)
• Teen Options to Prevent Pregnancy (T.O.P.P.), Columbus, Ohio
  • Implementation Report (July 2014)
  • Executive Summary - Implementation Report (July 2014)