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Catalyzing technology-based innovation in teen pregnancy prevention
An implementation model and findings from a human-centered design initiative
Antonishak, J., Suellentrop, K., Steiner, R. J., Lloyd, L., & Axelson, S. M. (2023). Catalyzing technology-based innovation in teen pregnancy prevention: An implementation model and findings from a human-centered design initiative. Prevention Science, 24(Suppl 2), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01523-3
From 2015 to 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services' Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program funded Power to Decide, a national reproductive health nonprofit organization, to catalyze innovation in adolescent sexual and reproductive health through the development of technology-based interventions. Power to Decide's initiative, Innovation Next, supported twenty innovation teams in using human-centered design (HCD) to develop new products, services, and programs. We describe the Innovation Next implementation model, which can inform future efforts to develop innovative, technology-based TPP programs using HCD. To that end, we draw on quantitative and qualitative data collected for program improvement to summarize key implementation findings.