Does the TPFS program reduce the subsequent pregnancies among teen parents?
* SMART Objective: Maintain the statewide TPFS target to keep subsequent pregnancy rates for teen parents at or below the 1.3% level. TPFS mothers reported zero pregnancies, while 28 (or 48%) of the teen mothers in the comparison group had subsequent pregnancies. This is a remarkable finding and will require further investigation by the project staff and evaluation team members. Evaluation Goal: What impact does the TPFS project have on the improvement of immunization rates of child of teen parents? * SMART Objective: Increase the percentage of child of teen parents with up-to-date immunizations from 80% to 90% by October 2008. Although the intervention group’s immunization rate was higher than the comparison group’s rate, and they both increased slightly over time, the level of protection is still 20-40% lower than projected. The project team is trying to understand this by examining immunization rates in the Illinois Department of Human Services’ health care billing system. Though un
