Talking Social Determinants of Health with Ralph DiClemente
Date: October 7th, 2014
By: Mousumi Banikya-Leaseburg
Healthy Teen Network is committed to using the social-ecological health promotion frame, incorporating the social determinants of health to build collaboration beyond our field and achieve results across diverse populations, including pregnant and parenting teens. But what are the social determinants of health and how do they affect adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Recently I…
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10 Minutes with Dan O’Connor
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By: Kelly Connelly
Dan O’Connor, PhD, is a member of the Core Faculty of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He was for many years the Head of Research at RMM, a digital and social media strategy consultancy in London, UK. His research focuses on the ethical issues that arise from the use of social media to…
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Teen Birth Rates Down: Let’s Continue this Trend by Addressing Social Determinants
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By: Gina Desiderio
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Friday, September 6, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released preliminary birth data for 2012. State-specific data tables are also available. Some key highlights from the CDC NCHS report on preliminary birth data for 2012[1]: Teen Birth Rates The birth rate for teens 15-19 years was down 6%…
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Connecting with Youth
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By: Gina Desiderio
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This time of year—when teachers are prepping their rooms and their lessons for the new year and students are shopping for new clothes and supplies—I always feel nostalgic for the time I spent in the classroom, teaching high school English. For me, one of the most rewarding things about teaching was connecting with students, and…
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Lessons from Global Public Health
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By: Mousumi Banikya-Leaseburg
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Recently I attended a meeting of a few Baltimore City health professionals to talk about ways to enhance the youth-friendliness of Baltimore City clinics that provide sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents and young adults. During the course of our brainstorming session, we came up with a number of innovative strategies and approaches, many…
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Graphic Novels as a Tool to Improve Literacy: 5 Facts
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By: Kelly Connelly
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In the 1970s, the definition of literacy expanded to recognize the reality that students learn to construct meaning from a variety of text types, including visual images. Graphic novels—distinguished by their heavy use of imagery with text—are particularly useful in developing literacy skills among youth. Graphic novels have enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years and…
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On Slowing Down to Get Ahead
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By: Valerie Sedivy
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Summer is a time when many of us have traditionally tried to slow down. We know intuitively that we need to recharge and reflect, both personally and professionally. Summer can be a time when you slow down and take a close look at your plans to implement programs with youth, so you can be sure…
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Supporting Teen Parents without Shame
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By: Guest Blogger
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Guest Blog Post by Lisette Orellana When I was 15 years old, I dreamed of changing the world. I don’t know what I was going to do—or how—but I knew that I’d make the world better one day. I was a great student, and teachers always said I had a bright future ahead of me…until…
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Where Do Men Fit In Women’s Health Care?
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By: Pat Paluzzi
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Sunday is Father’s Day, and I find myself reflecting on where men fit in women’s health care. A few months ago, I attended a consortium of professionals working on a women’s reproductive health advocacy agenda. At one point, I (quietly) mentioned that perhaps maternal-child health should be called family health, so men are included and…
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Meet the Trainers (Part 2)
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By: Gina Desiderio
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A couple weeks ago, we introduced you to some of Healthy Teen Network’s incredible professionals who provide training and technical assistance (Meet the Trainers). As promised, we are back with answers to another question we posed to Deb, Mila, Alex, and Mousumi. Play the videos below to see what each had to say when asked…
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