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“Kid Activist” Nelly Vianna Recognized with the Youth 360° Innovation Award
September 27, 2018
Healthy Teen Network is pleased to announce that young activist Nelly Vianna has been selected to receive the 2018 Youth 360° Innovation Award. With the Youth 360° Innovation Award, Healthy Teen Network recognizes emerging innovations and achievements in adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion that integrate the social determinants of health. In current times especially,…
Read more“Make no little plans”… And a Few Other Things Health Communicators Can Learn from Designers
August 24, 2017
With just an internet connection and a bucket of ice, Pete Frates cut through the incessant hum of social media and the 24-hour news cycle to inspire 2014’s Ice Bucket Challenge, raising awareness and funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His clever foray into health communications underscores that today more than ever, just about anyone…
Read more“Softening” Schools as a Violence Prevention Strategy
March 22, 2018
I don’t know about your community, but in mine there have been a slew of community dialogues about school safety in the wake of the February 14 mass shooting of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I took the opportunity to listen-in on one of those conversations. The…
Read more#CDC7Words
December 19, 2017
In yet another strike to reason, science, and equality, there may now be seven words that federal agencies should avoid: Diversity Evidence-Based Entitlement Fetus Science-Based Transgender Vulnerable Much of the media attention is now circling around whether this was an act of censorship from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in their oversight…
Read more#healthyteen14 on Twitter: Best of the Hashtag
October 28, 2014
Last week in Austin was really something special as we explored the idea of Synergy during our 35th Annual National Conference. More than any other year, participants took to social media, sharing their thoughts and experiences, tagging with #healthteen14, the official conference hashtag. Check out some of the best tweets from the event:
Read more#healthyteen2016
December 6, 2016
More than 400 dedicated adolescent health professionals gathered in Las Vegas a couple weeks ago for Healthy Teen Network’s 37th Annual National Conference, Roles, Relationships, & Relevance in the Changing Landscape of Adolescent Health. We shared a wonderful few days of learning, sharing, connecting, encouraging, and inspiring one another. If you missed it–or even if you were…
Read more#HealthyTeen2017
October 10, 2017
More than 375 dedicated adolescent health professionals gathered in Baltimore last week for Healthy Teen Network’s 38th Annual National Conference, Social Norms & Culture: Honoring Perspectives & Experiences. We shared an amazing few days of learning, sharing, connecting, encouraging, and inspiring one another. If you missed it–or even if you were part of the conference–check out what…
Read more#NoTeenShame: A Universal Goal
May 15, 2014
Guest Blog Post by Natasha Vianna #NoTeenShame is a movement and a campaign serving as the public voice on the issue of teen pregnancy and the unnecessary stigmatization of teen parents. Created by a group of seven young mothers across the country—some of whom have never met in person–#NoTeenShame believes no young person should be shamed for…
Read more#StandingStrong for Reproductive Rights
August 9, 2018
I couldn’t help but be moved to comment on the wave of heavily Catholic countries now legalizing, or considering legalizing, abortion, as our country moves ever closing to banning it. When I read about Ireland’s recent success in legalizing abortion, or Argentina and Brazil’s upcoming rulings, I am reminded of why the United States legalized it…
Read more#youth360: Best of the Hashtag
October 29, 2015
What an amazing time we had last month at Youth 360°: How & Where Youth Live, Learn, & Play Matters, Healthy Teen Network’s 36th Annual National Conference! Hundreds of adolescent health professionals from all around the country–and beyond–gathered in Baltimore to learn, share ideas and knowledge, make new connections and strengthen existing ones, and build…
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