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Looking Forward: 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan
October 26, 2017
A Commitment to Evidence & Innovation We’ve made great strides in the past decade, and teen births in the U.S. are at an all-time low. A number of factors have contributed to this downward trend, most significantly declines in the number of teens who have ever had sex, and among sexually active teens, increased use…
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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 moreHonoring Senator Delores G. Kelley & Delegate Ariana Kelly for their Service
September 29, 2017
Healthy Teen Network is honored to recognize the work of Senator Delores G. Kelley and Delegate Ariana Kelly with the 2017 Spirit of Service Award. Working with Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Senator Delores G. Kelley and Delegate Ariana Kelly co-sponsored The Maryland Contraceptive Equity Act. Signed into law by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in May…
Read moreAbraham Wandersman Recognized as Healthy Teen Network’s 2017 Douglas B. Kirby Researcher of the Year
September 28, 2017
Healthy Teen Network is pleased to recognize Abraham Wandersman, PhD, as the 2017 Douglas B. Kirby Researcher of the Year. Abraham Wandersman, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of South Carolina-Columbia. Dr. Wandersman performs research and program evaluation on citizen participation in community organizations and coalitions and on interagency collaboration. He is a co-editor of three books on…
Read moreJoseph Yusuf: 2017 Outstanding Former Teen Parent Awardee
September 25, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Joseph Yusuf has been selected to receive the Healthy Teen Network 2017 Outstanding Former Teen Parent Award. According to one of his mentors, Joseph Yusuf lives his life by one motto: “Peace, Love, and Positivity,” and this is evident in the time he has invested in mentoring others who…
Read moreAlexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy to Receive the Healthy Teen Network Youth 360° Innovation Award
September 15, 2017
We are pleased to announce that the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) has been selected to receive the 2017 Healthy Teen Network Youth 360° Innovation Award. How and where youth live, learn, and play matters. We cannot significantly impact health outcomes—and disparities—for all young people without considering the full range of factors that make…
Read moreDACA Through the Life of One Young Man
September 11, 2017
After almost two decades of positive steps at the federal level to promote an inclusive and just society, we see a dramatic turn in policy that shuts doors to specific sectors of the population. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, is an example of a policy that has helped hundreds of thousands of…
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 moreWhat’s Your Social Media Age?
August 18, 2017
If you are like me, you might think you know what is going on in the world of tech and social media. You have a smartphone and you know how to use it. I am of the generation that remembers what it was like before the internet was readily accessible and before cell phones. Today’s…
Read moreWhat to Do When GTO turns into “G.T. Whoa!”?
August 10, 2017
Healthy Teen Network has been promoting and building the capacity of the adolescent sexual health field to use the evidence-based framework Getting to Outcomes (GTO) for a while now, and we were tickled when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) recommended it as the framework for their Teen…
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