Cortland County Health Department
Jacobus Center for Reproductive Health - Zero Adolescent Pregnancy (ZAP)
Cortland's Award Winning Pregnancy Prevention Program
For more information, visit the ZAP web site.
The Jacobus Center coordinates this successful abstinence based, teen pregnancy prevention program in collaboration with the Cortland Youth Bureau and YWCA. The objectives of the program are to help young people create broader life options by postponing sexual involvement, promoting the consistent use of contraception among sexually active teens, and reducing the occurrence of pregnancies among Cortland County youth.
This plan for improving the lives of young people in Cortland County is made possible through a multi-faceted, comprehensive health program. It is supported by a community coalition that consists of parents, clergy, schools and teens.
The corner stones of the program are:
- Parent Education
- Heath Education
- Community Involvement
- Youth Development
- School Programming (including Zapella-ZAP's superhero)
- ZAP PEERS
The ZAP PEERS (Peers Educating and Encouraging Responsible Sexuality) are a group of teen educators who have volunteered to teach responsible sexual behavior to other individuals. They receive a minimum of 30 hours of initial training on self-esteem, inter-personal skills, public speaking, birth control, STD's and HIV/AIDS.
The ZAP-PEERS and Zapella (ZAP's superhero) offer educational programs in local elementary, junior and senior high schools. ZAP and its partners have achieved a 31% decrease in the number of teen pregnancies in Cortland County since its inception in 1991.
For more information call (607) 758-5586.
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Programs Offered:
Health Education
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Healthy Heart
Healthy Women's Partnership
Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant
Avon Breast Care Fund
Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention (Bike Helmets, Child Safety Seats, etc.)
West Nile Virus Education Programs
Nursing Services
Certified Home Health Agency
Maternal Child Home Health Visits
Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS)
Communicable Disease Followup
Health Child Care Consultant for Day Care Providers
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Immunization Clinics
Senior Citizen Health Screening Clinic
Senior Citizen Immunization Clinic (Flu Shot)
Tuberculosis Program
Jacobus Center for Reproductive Health
Family Planning/Reproductive Health Clinic
Community Education
Zero Adolescent Pregnancy (ZAP)
Children with Special Needs
Early Intervention Program, including Child Find and Early Intervention Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program (CSHCN) and Physically Handicapped Children's Program (PHCP)
Facilitated Enrollment in Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus
Caring Community Hospice
Hospice Program
Grief Support Group
Environmental Health
Environmental Protection Programs
Environmental Investigations
Regulated Facilities