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Public Health Law § 2515 · Title 1-B. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services Program

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§ 2515. Definitions. For the purposes of this title the following definitions shall apply:

1. "Eligible adolescent" means a person aged twenty-one or under who is at risk of becoming a parent, is pregnant, or is a parent.

2. "Services for eligible adolescents" means those services, including but not limited to: vocational and educational counseling, job skills training, family life and parenting education, life skills development, coordination, case management, primary preventive health care, pregnancy and child nutrition counseling for expectant mothers to curb the incidence of childhood obesity, family planning, social and recreational programs, child care, outreach and advocacy, follow-up on service utilization, crisis intervention, and efforts to stimulate community interest and involvement.

3. "Community council" means a group of volunteers responsible for the development of the community service project plan which, to the extent possible, represents the needs and values of the community and which includes representatives of the following community groups or organizations: community residents, including youths; local government; the business community; service providers, including agencies providing vocational, housing services, child care agencies serving youth and youth services agencies; charitable organizations; health providers; educational institutions; family planning agencies; and community networks and coalitions.

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