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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Social Determinants of Health: High School Completion Programs

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: December 2013

Workgroups: Adolescent Health Workgroup, Social Determinants of Health Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends high school completion programs for students at risk of not finishing high school. Programs that are effective for increasing the likelihood that students get a high school diploma or a GED (general education development) diploma include vocational training, alternative schools, social-emotional skills training, mentoring and counseling, supplemental academic services, attendance monitoring, and case management. CPSTF also recommends high school completion programs for students who are at risk for not finishing high school specifically because they are pregnant or have children.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of high school students who graduate in 4 years — AH‑08
Improving
Increase the proportion of high school graduates in college the October after graduating — SDOH‑06
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2013). Social Determinants of Health: High School Completion Programs. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/social-determinants-health-high-school-completion-programs.html