(a) The department shall develop and implement statewide a continuing public awareness campaign, including appropriate public forums and workshops, radio and television public service announcements, and press releases designed to
- (1) communicate to the public the scope and magnitude of the adolescent pregnancy and parenthood problem in the state;
- (2) encourage community activities that will educate adults and adolescents about the importance of reducing adolescent pregnancy;
- (3) enlist the active support and involvement of members of the public and community organizations in the development and implementation of community-based programs and activities to reduce adolescent pregnancy and assist adolescent parents in obtaining needed educational, vocational, and parenting skills.
- (b) A primary policy and objective of the public awareness campaign required under (a) of this section shall be to encourage adolescents to abstain from premarital sexual intimacy.