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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Systematic Literature Review of the Association Between School Climate and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (Slides)

June 2, 2015

Our Youth 360° model highlights the importance of addressing social determinants of health that occur in the school level. This systematic review sought to characterize the current state of the literature on school climate and ASRH. Implications for school-based programs and research are summarized. See also: Summary Report  

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Tip Sheet: Characteristics of Youth-Friendly Clinical Services

April 29, 2015

Youth-friendly services are services that all adolescents are able to obtain, and these services, which include full contraceptive coverage to avoid unintended pregnancies and STIs, should meet youth’s expectations and needs and improve their health. This tip sheet highlights characteristics of youth-friendly programming, facilities, and providers. See our other resources on youth-friendly services: Youth-Friendly Services…

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Healthiest Nation 2030

April 16, 2015

Compared with people in other high-income countries, Americans have shorter life expectancies and experience more health problems. A variety of social determinants–some within our control, but many not–shape our health. At Healthy Teen Network, we strongly believe it’s important to integrate these social determinants of health to more effectively influence individual behavior and health outcomes.…

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Walking the Walk of Youth 360°

April 8, 2015

Healthy Teen Network has been on an interesting journey over the past few years, starting in 2012 with our most recent strategic planning. In assessing our members, colleagues, project officers, and funders, we heard loud and clear that people want a better way to talk about, to advocate for adolescent health. Too often, teen pregnancy/STI/HIV…

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Native VOICES: American Indian & Alaska Native Youth Making Healthy Choices

February 19, 2015

Guest Blog by Mattie Tomeo-Palmanteer Adolescent health and positive youth development are important issues for many tribal communities. Good adolescent health provides a strong foundation for adult health. However, some adolescents’ choices can have serious life-threatening consequences. Without options and direction, many youth take milestone steps that impact their adulthood without even being aware that…

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February is National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month

February 11, 2015

Guest Post by Anna Burns, Outreach and Engagement Associate, School-Based Health Alliance Every February, the school-based health care community comes together to celebrate its successes and recharge its focus on redefining health for kids and teens. This year, the School-Based Health Alliance—a national nonprofit organization that works to advance and advocate for school-based health care—is…

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Expanding Your Partnerships

February 4, 2015

Last week, I had the opportunity to be part of a virtual conference for providers working in the Indian Health Service. It was a nostalgic moment for me. I say that because my career started some 40 years ago when I took a job, fresh out of nursing school, with the Indian Health Service. It…

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Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Community Engagement

January 12, 2015

This tip sheet serves as a guide in thinking through building community engagement and helps to identify key elements necessary to engage communities in youth programming.

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No te compliques! Conectando a adolescentes con servicios de salud sexual

January 6, 2015

The ¡No te compliques! Facilitator’s Guide and accompanying video, or motion graphic, are designed to help link young men and women, ages 15-19, to trusted, “teen friendly” contraceptive and reproductive healthcare providers. Facilitator’s Guide and motion graphic are also available in English.

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The Care and Feeding of Youth-Supporting Professionals

As Healthy Teen Network celebrates 35 years making a difference in the lives of teens and young families, it’s an opportune time to reflect on the work we are doing to build the capacity of professionals and organizations so that they can assist all adolescents and young adults to be supported and empowered to lead…

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