Increasing Teen Access to Care Using Peer Social Networks and Mobile Health Services
Increasing Teen Access to Care Using Peer Social Networks and Mobile Health Services
Investigators will form community partnership with community sites that will disseminate curated educational information on Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH). Investigators will attend a series of outreach events hosted by community partners community and community leaders that provide/demonstrate telemedicine and the Children's Mercy Mobile Unit which is equipped to provide direct patient care. Investigators will engage up to 40 teen peer leaders to encourage healthcare-seeking behaviors and mobilize their social networks to attend outreach events. At all events, the mobile unit will be available for teens to (a) demonstrate the mobile; (b) learn about Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) and local care resources; (d) acquire free over-the-counter emergency contraception, birth control, condoms, and pregnancy tests.
AccessKCTeen is a pilot clinical outreach program that uses Children Mercy's Mobile Unit and Telemedicine to demonstrate and increase access to SRH and MH.
AccessKCTeen intends to focus on these central activities:
INTERVENTION TRIAL PARTICIPANTS and Peer Leaders (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria
Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old
a. Exclusion Criteria
Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment
Does not speak/understand English
Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent
Event Day Trail PARTICIPANTS (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria
Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old
a. Exclusion Criteria
Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment
Does not speak/understand English
Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent