Q&A
Inquiry about additional resources for areas with higher teen pregnancy and HIV rates
1:24:23
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz inquires about the allocation of additional resources to geographic areas with higher incidences of teen pregnancy and HIV transmission.
- The Department of Health collaborates with NYC Public Schools on programs like New York City Teen Connection
- These programs focus on areas with higher rates of teen pregnancy
- The Department of Health works closely with schools in these areas to recruit, work with, and coach teachers
Eric Dinowitz
1:24:23
One is, are additional resources provided to areas geographic areas where there's higher incidence of, teen pregnancy and HIV, transmission.
Narrator in Shown Video
1:24:33
Yeah.
1:24:33
Yeah.
1:24:34
We work with, Department of Health, which, very closely, which has programs like New York City Teen Connection that focus on these, areas where the data is showing us, higher rates of teen pregnancy, for example.
1:24:48
And so we work very closely with them to make sure that they can recruit schools, work with those schools, and really coach the teachers.
Eric Dinowitz
1:24:54
Okay.
