The intervention should be developed with the input of adolescents and should not possess financial barriers which may exclude them from participating. The intervention plan should outline the strategies to be implemented, the time table, the work plan, actual implementation, and the evaluation. Again, the community should be informed of the Action Team's progress as well as the selection of the intervention strategies. It is critical that the Community Action Team receive input from parents and youths to ensure that the strategy will be accepted and supported. By December 1997, Community Action Teams should incorporate an evaluation component in their abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention effort.
Evaluation provides the opportunity to make improvements to a program as it develops.
This form of evaluation focuses on the program activities and the delivery of services to the target population. Process evaluation will allow the teen pregnancy prevention program to be altered while it is in operation. It will also identify the need to modify the content or direction of the program, or both. Impact evaluation will demonstrate the impact of the program on the participants. It will reveal changes in knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the participants.