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YRBS: Big Decreases over Last 12 Years
October 8, 2014
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (including HIV infection), alcohol and other drug use,…
Read moreEnding Child Sex Trafficking in the United States, One Child at a Time
Upwards of 300,000 U.S. children—as young as 13 years of age—are exploited by sex trafficking annually (United States Department of Justice). Contrary to common belief, almost all child victims of trafficking in the United States are born here—forced to work in brothels, private parties, and truck stops. These are youth who did not have a…
Read moreSo Now That “That’s” Over, What Comes Next?
October 7, 2014
The “That” in question is the most recent in a series of breakdowns in Congressional functioning, this time manifest by the institution’s inability to adopt annual appropriations for the federal government to continue to operate, compounded by a lapse in authority for the government to pay its creditors. And, despite the laps being run around…
Read moreBlog Roundup
Check out some recent blog posts we found interesting. Hope you do, too! When Bitter Breakups and Digital Photography Meet: What to Teach Our Kids About Revenge Porn “Revenge porn,” a term used to describe cyberbullying that includes posting sexually explicit pictures of someone else, has become so prevalent that some states have passed specific…
Read moreKeep It Simple!
Growing up isn’t easy. Helping teens navigate their sexual health isn’t easy either. Right now, across the country, folks are working tirelessly to make sure teens learn about sex, love, self-respect, and taking care of themselves—and we love you for it! But there are some things we can make simpler, like making sure the young…
Read moreTalking Social Determinants of Health with Ralph DiClemente
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…
Read more10 Minutes with Dan O’Connor
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…
Read moreTeen Birth Rates Down: Let’s Continue this Trend by Addressing Social Determinants
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%…
Read moreConnecting with Youth
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…
Read moreLessons from Global Public Health
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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