- Implements teen pregnancy prevention strategies through community-based teen pregnancy prevention projects.
- Provides adolescent health services.
- Develops programs that reduce risk-taking behaviors of adolescents (violence, suicide, unintentional injury, substance use).
- Promotes the health of adolescents through education, technical assistance and training for adult caregivers, teens, schools, communities, and health and youth service providers.
- Provides leadership for a legislatively recognized youth suicide prevention task force, providing technical assistance in assessment, policy development and assurance of services.
- Assists communities and organizations in promoting and building resilience in youth.
Adolescent Health
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The Adolescent Health division of Maternal & Child Health addresses the most important health challenges among young people, which include too-early parenthood, intentional and unintentional injury, violence, substance abuse, and access to primary health care.
Target Population: Adolescents aged 11-21, parents of adolescents, community members and organizations, and health and youth service providers.
Contact Information
Alicia Lincoln, MSW, MSPH
Administrative Program Manager
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Childhood and Adolescent Health Division
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
Phone: (405) 426-8085