Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
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Texas Takes a Trauma-Informed Approach to Preventing Pregnancy Among Disconnected Youth
March 10, 2016
When Cardea Services set out to launch a teen pregnancy prevention program for disconnected youth in Texas, they soon realized participants were at increased risk for sexual assault and other traumatic experiences. The Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program (C-PREP) grantee decided to adopt a trauma-informed approach in its Connections Project, which delivers evidence-based programming to…
Read moreHIV Trends among High School Students and Young Adults
January 29, 2016
Significant health disparities among racial and ethnic groups persist. Adolescents and young adults who are African American, American Indian, or Latino—especially those living in poverty—experience greater health disparities when compared to their White peers.[1] Most often, the leading causes of illness and death for young people are preventable: adolescent and young adult health outcomes, grounded in…
Read moreStaying On Tracking Using Getting to Outcomes® (Elearning Module)
December 4, 2015
Early Experiences Matter
December 2, 2015
Guest Blog Post by Stephanie Guinosso, PhD “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” –Fredrick Douglass Many people are now familiar with the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, which involved over 17,000 adult Kaiser patients who were asked about adversities they experienced in childhood (i.e., sexual, physical and emotional abuse,…
Read moreWe All Can Support Teen Health
November 19, 2015
Join #TAG42mil “The 42 million adolescents living in the United States today present 42 million opportunities to improve the health and development of a young person, not only today, but into the future.” (TAG Playbook) Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow (TAG) is a national call to action, developed by the Office of Adolescent Health, Department…
Read moreAdolescent and Young Adult Men Focus Group Facilitator Guide
October 7, 2015
Adolescent and Young Adult Men Focus Group Facilitator Guide is a resource for organizations that wish to learn more about the health and wellness concerns of the adolescent and young adult men (AYAM) utilizing their programs and services. To further facilitate the use of this guide, we have provided customizable Word documents of supporting documents…
Read moreHealth Educator Resource and Opportunities (HERO) Guide
The Health Educator Resource and Opportunities (HERO) Guide is an online publication for health educators and youth-supporting organizations to educate them about the health and wellness interests of adolescent and young adult and improve their support to young men on those interests.
Read moreHow the Affordable Care Act Improves Pregnant and Parenting Youth Access Health Care
September 18, 2015
Webinar Slides, Audio, & Transcript: What Have You Done for Me Lately? How the Affordable Care Act Improves Expectant and Parenting Youth’s Access to Health Care The Affordable Care Act established a wide variety of provisions to increase Americans’ access to affordable, accessible, and high-quality health care. Designed as a webinar for OAH PAF grantees, this webinar…
Read moreTip Sheet: Referrals and Linkages to Youth-Friendly Health Care Services
September 8, 2015
Youth-friendly health care services are those that attract young people, respond to their needs, and retain young clients for continuing care. Youth-friendly services are based on a comprehensive understanding of what young people want and need (rather than being based only on what providers believe youth need). Adolescents are often reluctant to seek health care…
Read moreGTO Toolbox: Webinar #5: GTO Step 9
July 29, 2015
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Step 9 addresses continuous quality improvement (CQI). Download the slides (below), and view the Webinar Recording and Prezi slides.
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