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How Do You Motivate Your Team? (Part III)
March 7, 2018
This is the third part of a blog series on motivating your team (read Part I and Part II). I grew up in the mountains, so winter is one of my favorite seasons of the year: it makes me feel at home, and I am more productive. However, this is not a sentiment that will…
Read moreChapter Review of Switch: How to Change When Change Is Hard
January 30, 2018
We work on a lot of different projects in lots of different places around the U.S. When I talk to people outside of work about where some of my work is (East Coast/West Coast, rural/urban, north/south), people assume that working on sexual health issues is easier in some places than in others. Really, I don’t…
Read moreHow Do You Motivate Your Team? (Part II)
December 28, 2017
This is the second part of a blog series on motivating your team (read Part I and Part III). The new year can be an important time for many of us as we take the opportunity to press the “invisible universal reset” button. This is especially important if you wish you could have done more for…
Read moreAfter It’s Submitted…How to Improve Proposal Quality
November 9, 2017
Proposal development and grant writing can be an intimidating and time-consuming task. We often get caught up in the proposal writing and submission process, but an important part of the fund development cycle is continuing to improve proposal quality. Some grantors provide organizations the review score and/or the reviewers’ (and maybe even grantor’s) comments about the proposal. Regardless…
Read moreHow Do You Motivate Your Team?
November 2, 2017
This is the first part of a blog series on motivating your team (read Part II and Part III). A cohesive team of employees is imperative to the quality and success of programs and services. Employees who work closely together will be able to wear many hats and work effectively across the organization to get tasks…
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 moreNavigating the Politics of Public Health: Finding Common Ground in Support of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
August 22, 2017
What’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 moreBuilding Buy-in for Sexual Health Education in Schools: When Using Data Isn’t Enough
August 3, 2017
Many of us who work in or with schools have found ourselves in a situation where we shared the latest teen pregnancy and STI rates in the hopes of persuading school staff that they should implement or improve their sexual health education. All too often, we have been disappointed when they don’t ultimately choose to…
Read moreWhen the Teacher Is the Trusted Adult: Should You Give Advice to Students?
May 19, 2017
When we provide professional development for teachers on best practices for sexual health education, we always discuss ways to answer questions and talk about the importance of maintaining professional boundaries with students. We coach teachers to tell students to talk with a ‘trusted adult’ when they ask questions of opinion like “Is it OK to…
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