How Did We Come to Work in Sexual Health?
Date: April 28th, 2017
By: Healthy Teen Network
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Working in sexual health can be a quirky field for some people and it’s not uncommon for us at Healthy Teen Network to be chatting with someone and they’ll ask, “That’s interesting! How did you end up working in sexual health?” And they’re right: It would be pretty unusual for a small child to tell…
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LGTBTQ+ – Who? …Go Find Out! Using Gaming to Learn about Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
Date: April 20th, 2017
By: Alex Eisler
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Last summer, we were lucky to spend a month with high school senior, Hannah Murray. Hannah lives in Iowa City, IA, and she is particularly interested in issues related to gender and identity. As she and her friends have learned more about gender identity, Hannah wanted to find a way to help people talk about…
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Healthy Teen Network Launches Companion to Manual for Using Getting to Outcomes (PSBA-GTO)
Date: April 12th, 2017
By: Valerie Sedivy
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We are delighted to release a resource for school districts wanting to use the Getting to Outcomes® (GTO) framework for selecting, adapting, and evaluating teen pregnancy prevention programs. It’s called Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools: A Companion to the Promoting Science-Based Approaches to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Using the Getting to Outcomes (PSBA-GTO)…
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Get to Know our 2017 Conference Keynote, Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh
Date: March 31st, 2017
By: Healthy Teen Network
Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD, a Social Psychologist and thought leader in the field of Culture, Sexuality, and Relationships, will deliver a keynote at Social Norms & Cultures: Honoring Experiences & Perspectives, the 38th Annual Healthy Teen Network National Conference. With her unique background and extensive global experience, Dr. Nasserzadeh—who is a published author and international…
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The Deconstruction of the Medicaid Program Act (AKA “Obamacare Repeal”)
Date: March 10th, 2017
By: Bob Reeg
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Act Now to Advocate for Preserving Medicaid In case you’ve been on media blackout (and who could blame you?), the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled its long-promised legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 6, 2017. Within days of introduction of the American Health Care Act…
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Quick Tips on Gender, Sexuality, and Inclusive Sex Education
Date: March 1st, 2017
By: Gina Desiderio
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Assuming someone’s gender identity or sexual orientation based on how they look, assuming that all young people are only attracted to the “opposite” gender, teaching that there are only opposite genders (boys and girls, and ignoring others). These are all examples where sex education may make youth of different identities, genders, or orientations not feel…
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Meshelle: Funny on PURPOSE
Date: February 24th, 2017
By: Healthy Teen Network
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“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” -William Thackeray We are excited to announce we will kick off Social Norms & Culture: Honoring Experiences & Perspectives, our 2017 conference, with lots of laughs, courtesy of Meshelle, “The Indie-Mom of Comedy.” An accomplished comedienne, Meshelle has been featured on BET, Nickelodeon, and NBC, and on stages…
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Priorities, Differences, and Common Ground
Date: February 17th, 2017
By: Guest Blogger
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Guest Blog Post By Judith W. Herrman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN As we launch into a 2017 that is very different from years past and, perhaps, from what we expected, several things have become very clear to me! The wide spectrum of opinions about almost every issue Our tendency to gravitate to others with “like-minded”…
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10 Things You May Not Know about Teen Dating Violence
Date: February 10th, 2017
By: Allison Tomai Felsen
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Did you know that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month? While one in three women and one in four men will experience violence from their partners in their lifetimes, one in three teens will experience sexual or physical abuse or threats from a partner in one year. In an effort to help raise awareness,…
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Talk the Talk: What Was Healthy Teen Network’s Talk Like?
Date: January 20th, 2017
By: Healthy Teen Network
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One day, somehow we all learned about the birds and the bees. The quality of “the talk” we got left lots of room for variation—too much information, too little, scary, funny, silly, uncomfortable, eye-opening… One thing is for sure: young people will always need to hear from caring, trusted adults about sex, sexuality, and relationships.…
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