If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.

The statement frames adolescent pregnancy prevention not as a purely medical or private matter, but as a public priority that must be built through collective action. By pairing “civic engagement” with “education,” the quote argues that durable change requires both political/social mobilization (advocacy, voting, policy change, community organizing) and practical knowledge (comprehensive sex education, access to accurate information, and skills for decision-making). The emphasis on “as advocates” suggests a strategic, movement-oriented mindset: prevention succeeds when communities create supportive norms and institutions, not only when individuals are urged to behave differently.