Sexual & Reproductive Health

Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.





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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…

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#StandingStrong for Reproductive Rights

August 9, 2018

I couldn’t help but be moved to comment on the wave of heavily Catholic countries now legalizing, or considering legalizing, abortion, as our country moves ever closing to banning it. When I read about Ireland’s recent success in legalizing abortion, or Argentina and Brazil’s upcoming rulings, I am reminded of why the United States legalized it…

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Some Thoughts on the P-Word

July 31, 2018

Centering Pleasure in Adolescent Sex Ed with the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge I have a thought. What if, despite the continued attacks from an administration hostile to providing adolescents with accurate and inclusive sex ed, we played offense rather than defense? Sure, a good defense is important—and working. But what if, despite all the illegal funding…

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Sex Educators, Costs vs. Revenue, & Clinic Bottom Lines

July 19, 2018

We need your help. As many of you know, Healthy Teen Network is part of the Baltimore City Health Department’s HHS/OAH Tier 1B U Choose Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. We have been supporting the implementation of evidence-based programs in Baltimore City Public Schools and Title X clinics throughout the city. As June 30th, the…

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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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Crush (Research Brief)

May 31, 2018

Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. When Crush is paired with CrushTEXT (a series of multimedia texts that invites users to engage with Crush), it is proven effective at laying the…

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Crush (Fact Sheet)

May 30, 2018

Crush shares sexual health information with adolescent women—anywhere, anytime. It is an innovative digital tool that empowers adolescent women by sharing on-demand access to comprehensive, medically accurate sexual health information. Read more in this two-page fact sheet (download below) about Crush, designed for a professional audience. See also, our website for professionals for learning more…

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Keys to Implementing High-Quality Sexual Health Education in Schools

May 24, 2018

Lessons from Three School Districts I recently had the opportunity to spend time with three diverse school districts to find out how they were managing to help their schools implement high-quality sexual health education, despite the many obstacles that often make it hard to teach this topic. These districts received funding from Centers for Disease…

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#NoGagRule


Healthy Teen Network stands in solidarity with the eight women’s health care associations who issued a joint statement opposing the recent threats to Title X services.  The Trump Administration’s proposal to extend the international ‘gag’ rule banning clinicians working in federally funded clinics from offering full options counseling to domestic Title X clinic patients is…

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Embracing Your Voice

April 30, 2018

On this last day of April, also recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it’s a good time to reflect on the facts about sexual violence and how each of us can make a difference. This year, Sexual Assault Awareness Month is celebrating its 17th anniversary with the theme “Embrace Your Voice” to inform individuals on how…

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