Sexual & Reproductive Health

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





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Why It Matters: Our Fight for Science

April 19, 2018

Yesterday, Healthy Teen Network President & CEO, Dr. Pat Paluzzi, joined Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh, City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen, and City Solicitor Andre Davis in a press conference on the lawsuit we have joined to fight the Trump Administration’s unlawful cuts to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. You can view the recording…

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Presentation: Working Effectively with Adolescents

April 2, 2018

This workshop will help sex education instructors use research on adolescent social, cognitive, and biological development to improve the way they communicate with adolescents. Participants will learn techniques for engaging adolescents and building buy-in to messages about behavior. Want to learn more? Whether you’re looking for a training or perhaps more in-depth technical assistance, we can… Read more

Training: Teaching Strategies for Sex Education


Why do we need to use a variety of teaching strategies when teaching sex education? Which ones work best, and why? What can go wrong, and what can we do about it? This training will help instructors answer all of these questions, and feel more competent to deliver engaging and interactive sex education. Want to… Read more

Power Through Choices: Evidence of Success with System-Involved Youth

February 27, 2018

Guest Blog Post by Sharon Rodine & Janene Fluhr Research shows youth in foster care and juvenile justice systems are far more likely to become pregnant or get someone pregnant, compared to youth in the general population. System-involved youth have experienced chronic trauma, abuse/neglect, and family dysfunction; may face mental health and substance abuse challenges;…

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We’re Standing Strong with Youth and Science

February 15, 2018

Well, the news has broken, and the lawsuit has been filed. You can read the full press release for the details, but to sum it up, today, Healthy Teen Network joined with eight other organizations in the filing of four lawsuits challenging the Trump-Pence administration for unlawfully ending the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) grant…

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Position Statement: Homelessness & Its Intersection with Sexual Behavior among Youth

February 5, 2018

Healthy Teen Network maintains that housing is a universal human right, and by extension, a right all. Americans should enjoy equitably. Furthermore, we recognize the centrality of safe and stable housing to achieving whole health. Accordingly, we support policies, programs, and practices to ensure permanent, safe, and affordable housing for all as a matter of…

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The Healthcare Profession Is One of Service

February 1, 2018

The new Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was established by this administration to ensure religious liberty in health care and to punish doctors and hospitals that don’t allow workers to express their religious objections. In other words, it places the rights of healthcare professionals above the rights of those they have agreed to care for.…

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Reproductive Justice Resolutions for 2018

January 4, 2018

On January 1, SisterSong sponsored, with many supporting organizations including Healthy Teen Network, a tweet storm to talk about our reproductive justice resolutions for 2018 (#RJResolutions). Many of us shared our hopes, dreams, and commitments for 2018. Here’s a sample of priorities posted:         What are your #RJResolutions?

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#CDC7Words

December 19, 2017

In yet another strike to reason, science, and equality, there may now be seven words that federal agencies should avoid: Diversity Evidence-Based Entitlement Fetus Science-Based Transgender Vulnerable Much of the media attention is now circling around whether this was an act of censorship from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in their oversight…

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Fertility Awareness to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: Has Anyone in This Administration Even Met a Young Person?

November 30, 2017

Long before I came to work at Healthy Teen Network, I practiced as a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM). My first job was in a freestanding birthing center where two CNMs offered a full scope of services to families seeking alternatives to medically focused care, including an out-of-hospital birth experience. I worked there for almost five…

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