Program replication is the implementation of an established program in a new site, setting, or population. The concept of replication is increasingly important to program funders and grantees alike as competition for diminishing resources increases. In a collaboration between Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation and CDC's Division of Reproductive Health, guidelines for replicating teen pregnancy prevention programs were developed for local communities. The guidelines provide a framework for understanding what's involved in replicating an initiative using "key" elements that were identified as important to a replication effort. These "key" elements are organized within three developmental phases. The intended audience for these guidelines includes youth development organizations, school districts, local health departments, nonprofit service providers, and other community-based organizations that adopt, implement and sustain teen pregnancy prevention initiatives at the local level. Although the guidelines were developed from research with teen pregnancy prevention programs, the general literature on replication supports their applicability to other social programs.
Learning Objectives: 1.Discuss the relevance of replication to social programs 2. Identify elements of program replication 3. Apply a replication framework to program planning, implementation and sustainability
Keywords: Community Programs, Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation in colloraboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Sr. Health Research Scientist, Battelle CPHRE