The North and Mid-Hampshire Health Authority's (NMHHA) board agreed to a package of measures with the aim of cutting teenage pregnancy rates by 45 per cent by 2010.
The board heard that £60,000 has been allocated by central government over the next three years to help the authority coordinate the measures with other organisations such as Hampshire County Council.
It will also receive at least £15,000 to help implement the measures.
As previously reported by The Herald, teenage pregnancy rates in Bordon and Whitehill are double the district average.
Some of Bordon's surrounding villages also have high teenage pregnancy rates, with Lindford three times the district average and Headley double the district average.
The new strategy will see the health authority work together with primary care trusts, local authorities and young people in north and mid Hampshire to implement it.
All have already worked together to develop the strategy which includes:
p A local media and information campaign to run alongside a national campaign.
p Improving sex and relationship education in schools
p Providing better contraception, advice and information services
p Providing better support for teenage parents to ensure that they finish their education, learn parenting skills and are appropriately housed.
A health authority spokesman confirmed that areas such as Bordon would be specifically targeted by the campaign because of its high teenage pregnancy rate compared with the rest of the district.
Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe.
Each year approximately 90,000 teenagers become pregnant, of whom about 7,700 are under 16.
Many of these pregnancies are terminated - approximately a third among 16 to 19 year olds and about half of those involving under 16s.
Teenage pregnancy is also associated with the increased risks of poor educational, social, economic and health outcomes for mother and child, making it a priority for the government.
Director of public health at NMHHA Dr Simon Tanner said: "While north and mid-Hampshire has low teenage pregnancy rates compared to many other parts of England, we cannot afford to be complacent about this when we compare with other parts of Europe.
"The social and health risks of becoming a teenage parent are high.
"This strategy commits us to a joint programme aimed at ensuring that teenagers have the information and advice they need to make sound choices and the necessary support if they do decide to become parents."



