Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to working with communities and parents.
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Building Support for Sex Education in Schools
September 11, 2018
Community Health Educators: Men Who Have Been in the Field
August 17, 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, the future is bright for health educators: “Overall employment of health educators and community health workers is projected to grow 16 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations.” By and large, I suspect most of…
Read moreOn Supporting Youth-Led Advocacy
February 27, 2018
Like the rest of the Nation, Healthy Teen Network is deeply saddened by the continued assaults on our youth in schools. We are in full support of the various youth-led school walkouts and marches that are attempting to force our representatives to do what is right and have a common sense, non-partisan discussion on gun…
Read moreThriving at the Intersection
December 15, 2017
This resource will be available online in late 2018.
Read moreMen Are Not Okay (Either)
June 8, 2017
I recently attended a conference of progressives that included a segment on identity. The populations that speakers represented and whose concerns were addressed included Latinx immigrants, people who identify or express as transgender, and American Muslims. I have no complaints with the selection of these identity groups as populations of focus at an identity conference.…
Read moreBaltimore City and Healthy Teen Network: Partners in Youth 360° Health Promotion
May 5, 2017
Since 2007, through various funded projects, Healthy Teen Network has partnered with Baltimore City in support of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Current projects are part of Baltimore’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI), which is situated within Baltimore’s larger strategic initiative, B’more for Healthy Babies (BHB). B’more for Healthy Babies is a public/private partnership driven…
Read morePriorities, Differences, and Common Ground
February 17, 2017
Guest Blog Post By Judith W. Herrman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN As we launch into a 2017 that is very different from years past and, perhaps, from what we expected, several things have become very clear to me! The wide spectrum of opinions about almost every issue Our tendency to gravitate to others with “like-minded”…
Read moreRace v. Racism
December 13, 2016
I was asked recently if I could recommend an expert on the impact of race on teen pregnancy. The question reminded me of when I taught at a local HBCU and was educated by the researchers there about the difference between the use of the terms “race” and “racism.” It is a lesson I think I…
Read moreWords Matter: Using Language to Disrupt Rape Culture
November 1, 2016
Words matter. Language matters. Pictures matter. Imagery matters. These are tools used to create and sustain rape culture, where actions matter, where actions hurt people. We’re hearing a lot about sexual assault right now, but unfortunately, it seems like we always are. The issue, and our outrage, rises and falls with the news story of…
Read moreOpportunity Knocks: Presentation
October 12, 2016
A teachable moment is a situation where opportunity knocks and is a time at which a person, especially a child, is likely to be particularly disposed to learn something or particularly responsive to being taught or made aware of something. With accurate information and adequate support, young people can make healthy and responsible decisions about…
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