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Tips for Communication with Teens Remotely
July 16, 2020
Young Parents Logic Model, Revised (Coming Soon)
February 20, 2020
Five Quick Tips to an Effective Poster that Tells Your Story
February 5, 2019
I want you to imagine walking in an over-air-conditioned, loud, congested room with horrible lighting filled up with side-by-side posters with intricate titles and crammed text where one is more jam-packed and confusing than the next. All of a sudden, you see a visually attractive, attention-grabbing poster that is calling you to get closer and…
Read moreTip Sheet: Know Your Audience
September 11, 2017
Strategies for Opening Channels of Communication When communicating with elected officials or stakeholders, it is important to understand their background and perspective: this will inevitably lead to a more productive conversation. This tip sheet provides strategies for identifying common ground with elected officials and key stakeholders and tips for opening up channels of communication. Even…
Read moreTip Sheet: Working with School Health Advisory Committees (SHACs)
November 15, 2016
A school health advisory committee (SHAC) is any group that advises on school health. SHACs might go by other names, such as “school health teams” or “wellness councils.” Often based at the district level (though sometimes at the school or state levels), these committees are not part of the administrative structure and have no legal…
Read moreTip Sheet: Gender, Sexuality, & Inclusive Sex Education
November 14, 2016
Assuming someone’s gender identity or sexual orientation based on how they look, assuming that all young people are only attracted to the “opposite” gender, teaching that there are only opposite genders (boys and girls, and ignoring others). These are all examples where sex education may make youth of different identities, genders, or orientations not feel…
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 moreTip Sheet: Checklist for Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach into Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
June 16, 2015
While a teen pregnancy prevention program generally focuses on providing sexual health education, ensuring access to youth-friendly health care services, and engaging youth, families, and communities, a trauma-informed approach is a way of addressing vital information about sexuality and well-being that takes into consideration adverse life experiences and their potential influence on sexual decision making.
Read moreTip Sheet: Increasing Our Impact by Using a Social-Ecological Approach
June 4, 2015
The Social-Ecological Model is a theory-based framework for understanding, exploring, and addressing the social determinants of health at many levels. The Social-Ecological Model encourages us to move beyond a focus on individual behavior and toward an understanding of the wide range of factors that influence health outcomes.
Read moreTip Sheet: Art of Verbal Storytelling
This tip sheet illustrates how a good story flows naturally with a well-developed plot that takes the listener through an image-filled journey that leaves the listener with something to think about or remember; a call to action, an idea, or a puzzle to solve.
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