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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,…

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#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:

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#HealthyTeen18 #StandingStrong Social Media Highlights

November 1, 2018

Well, we made it back from San Diego, and we are still in awe of how much fun and learning we shared with our #HealthyTeen18 conference attendees! We pulled some highlights from the #HealthyTeen18 and #StandingStrong social media posts…but don’t take our word for it…you’ll definitely want to live vicariously through these posts to get…

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#HealthyTeen19 Social Media Round-Up

November 8, 2019

What was it like talking with over 500 people about sex positivity, you ask? Unbelievable—and that’s an understatement. Healthy Teen Network is back in Baltimore feeling struck by the learning, designing, and laughing we shared with so many passionate people in New Orleans this year. We’ve gathered snippets of people’s experiences at #HealthyTeen19 for us…

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#HealthyTeen20 Is Going Virtual!

May 14, 2020

Join Us Online for Un/Filtered: Sexuality in the Connected Age Like many of you, over the last few months we have been monitoring worldwide developments related to COVID-19. Our staff has worked hard planning this year’s conference, and now, more than ever, this year’s theme on sexuality in the connected age is relevant to our… 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…

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10 Minutes with Dan O’Connor

October 7, 2014

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…

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2018 Spirit of Service Awarded to Assemblymember Shirley Nash Weber

September 21, 2018

Healthy Teen Network is honored to recognize Assemblymember Shirley Nash Weber with the 2018 Spirit of Service Award, in recognition of her exceptionally strong commitment to community and youth. In 2015, Assemblymember Weber sponsored and passed the California Healthy Youth Act which requires California school districts to ensure that all pupils in grades 7-12 receive…

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2018 Spirit of Service Awarded to the Dream Team


Healthy Teen Network is honored to recognize the “Dream Team” with the 2018 Spirit of Service Award in recognition of their exceptionally strong commitment to community and youth. Despite obstacles that have arisen with the implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act in San Diego, this group of collaborators known as the “Dream Team”—which includes…

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6 Tips for Keeping Youth at the Center of Sex Ed

July 5, 2018

This year, our conference theme focuses on standing strong and keeping youth at the center. But what does that mean when it comes to sexuality education (“sex ed”) in schools? In a perfect world, students would be full partners in the development and delivery of sex ed, but in reality, schools are not there yet—politically…

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