Youth 360⁰ Health Promotion
Healthy Teen Network believes that adolescent sexual and reproductive health is a social justice issue with public health impacts. These impacts are confounded by how and where youth live, learn, and play and require a holistic Youth 360⁰ approach to achieve equity.
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Youth 360°: How & Where We Live, Learn, & Play Matters (Presentation Slides & Audio)
November 15, 2016
Check out this presentation, with audio, to introduce the concept of Youth 360°, holistic health promotion, social determinants of health, and the social-ecological model:
Read moreTip Sheet: Working with School Health Advisory Committees (SHACs)
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 moreWords Matter: Using Language to Disrupt Rape Culture
November 1, 2016
Words matter. Language matters. Pictures matter. Imagery matters. These are tools used to create and sustain rape culture, where actions matter, where actions hurt people. We’re hearing a lot about sexual assault right now, but unfortunately, it seems like we always are. The issue, and our outrage, rises and falls with the news story of…
Read moreYoung Women United: Empowering Women to Make Thoughtful Decisions about Their Own Bodies and Lives
October 28, 2016
Healthy Teen Network is pleased to award Young Women United our very first Youth 360° Innovation Award. Young Women United (YWU) has been selected because of their fearlessness in calling out the social injustices young families face and reframing the conversation around young parenthood and sexual and reproductive health. As part of YWU’s work to…
Read moreHealthy Teen Network Receives 2016 Sex Ed Impact Award
October 20, 2016
We are excited and honored to be the recipient of the 2016 Sex Ed Impact Award from The Center for Sex Education. The Sex Ed Impact Award is given to an individual, organization, and/or media (books, television, films, etc.) that has positively impacted the field of sexuality education. Healthy Teen Network envisions a world where all adolescents and…
Read moreYouth 360⁰: The Game
October 6, 2016
At our 2015 conference, we unveiled Youth 360⁰: The Game, and we were thrilled to see attendees share with each other all the ways they are “doing” Youth 360⁰. In response to the great demand, we have made Youth 360⁰: The Game available to you for free download (get the zip file below, with everything…
Read moreHelping Parents Give “The Talk”
September 28, 2016
The sex talk doesn’t have to be dreaded by parents or teens. Having the tools to navigate conversations and the common goal of safer behaviors puts parents on the right course to supporting their teens.
Read morePeace 360°
September 21, 2016
September 21 marks the annual observance of the International Day of Peace. It’s been designated as such by the United Nations General Assembly as far back as 1981. I bet you didn’t know that; I didn’t either until recently. Perhaps we can chalk up our ignorance to the circumstance that Peace Day holds greater weight…
Read moreYouth 360⁰
September 6, 2016
How and where we live, learn, and play affects every one of us—our health and well-being, even our life span. The Healthy Teen Network Youth 360° frame challenges us to move beyond focusing solely on individual behaviors to address the social determinants of health, to achieve better outcomes for all young people. We must consider…
Read moreYouth 360° in the Sexual Health Education Classroom
August 17, 2016
My work to promote Exemplary Sexual Health Education on a project with the Centers for Disease Control Division of Adolescent School Health (CDC DASH) puts me in close touch with school districts and staff who provide sexual health education. When I tell them about Healthy Teen Network and the Youth 360° approach we promote, I…
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