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True You Maryland Curricula Recruitment Templates

True You Maryland Curricula Recruitment Templates August 2024 Canva templates for recruitment flyers and social media posts promoting two True You Maryland curricula: Plan A and 17 Days. Plan A Flyer Template Post Template 17 Days Flyer Template Post Template … Read More

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El Camino: A Positive Youth Development-Focused Sexual Health Education Program

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Serenity Kit

Serenity Kit A thoughtfully curated kit for youth-supporting professionals to promote self-care, healing, and a sense of safety Get yours Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired An experience for the senses Within every Serenity Kit is an experience … Read More

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Thrivopolis

Thrivopolis A game and discussion where players navigate a social safety net in the not-so-distant future Join the fun! Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired In the wake of the Great Unraveling in the not-so-distant future, a brave … Read More

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Serenity Collection

Serenity Collection Helping youth-supporting professionals create the time and space for self-care and healing Explore Thrivology News About Us Ask Us Stay Inspired Experience the Serenity Collection As youth-supporting professionals, you dedicate a lot of time and energy caring for … Read More

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Strategies to Develop an LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Adolescent Sexual Health Program Evaluation

Strategies to Develop an LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Adolescent Sexual Health Program Evaluation March 2024 Adolescent sexual health interventions are increasingly incorporating content that is inclusive of LGBTQIA+ youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and other marginalized sexualities and genders). Evaluations of … Read More

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Power Through Choices Curriculum

Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition) 2023 Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition) is a 10-session, evidence-based prevention curriculum specifically designed for adolescents ages 13–18 in systems of care. Power Through Choices was the … Read More

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Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review: October 2016-May 2022

Updated Findings from the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review: October 2016 Through June 2022 June 2023 This brief summarizes the findings from a recent update to an ongoing systematic review of research on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection … Read More

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Pulse: A Web-Based, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mobile App Intervention

Pulse: A Web-Based, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Mobile App Intervention October 2021 The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) funded the development and rigorous evaluation of the Pulse program to determine if it is an effective approach for improving contraceptive knowledge and … Read More

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Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx Women

Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx Women Jennifer Manlove, PhD; Eizabeth Cook, MSPH; Brooke Whitfield; Makedah Johnson; Genevieve Martínez-García, PhD; and Milagros Garrido, MS November 2019 Purpose Black and Latinx women aged … Read More

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Lessons Learned from Replicating a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of an App-Based Sexual Health Program

Lessons Learned from Replicating a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of an App-Based Sexual Health Program Jennifer Manlove, PhD; Brooke Whitfield; Jane Finocharo; and Elizabeth Cook, MSPH International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health March 2021 Purpose This study presents … Read More

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Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth

Lessons Learned in Providing Health Care Services for Native Youth & Learning Walks 2014 The Native Youth Project (NYP) was a national learning collaborative facilitated by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), Healthy Teen Network, and the Centers … Read More

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True You Maryland Youth Advisory Board Recruitment Kit

Youth Advisory Board Recruitment Kit October 2021 Want to spread the word about your Youth Advisory Board? We’ve prepared this recruitment kit to make it easy to share. We’re done our best to make this kit useful for all our … Read More

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Implementation Evaluation of Pulse

Implementation Evaluation of Pulse: Findings from a Rigorous Evaluation of New or Innovative Approaches to Prevent Teen Pregnancy July 2021 This implementation report provides details on the recruitment procedures and implementation findings of an evaluation of Pulse, a web–based mobile health … Read More

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Pulse, an App in Action

Pulse, an App in Action: Preliminary Usage Results from a Randomized Control Trial 2019 Pulse is currently being tested via a two-armed randomized controlled trial with 1,500 young women. In 2019, we joined our project partners, Child Trends, at the #HealthyTeen19 … Read More

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Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?

Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education? May 2018 n 2013, the Division of Adolescent School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC DASH) awarded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) funding to … Read More

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Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula

Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula Presentations, Trainings, Training-of-Facilitators, Trainings-of-Trainers, & Technical Assistance We can help you build-buy in for evidence-based programs, select the program that fits your needs, prepare your health educators to deliver the program…and everything else along the way … Read More

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Power Through Choices: Training-of-Facilitators

Power Through Choices Training-of-Facilitators Available Online & In-Person Ready to implement the only proven effective curriculum designed for and with youth involved in systems of care? We’ll train your facilitators to implement the evidence-based program, Power Through Choices, with young … Read More

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Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers

Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers Available In-Person (Online, Coming Soon!) Do you have a team of trainers experienced at building the capacity of adult professionals? A Training-of-Trainers, or a TOT, prepares experienced trainers to conduct a Training-of-Facilitators (TOF) on Power Through … Read More

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What Works? Sex Ed for Youth in Systems of Care

What Works? Sexual Health Education for Youth Involved in Systems of Care Presentation Available Online & In-Person What does it take to provide high-quality sexual health education to youth involved in systems of care? In this interactive workshop, participants learn … Read More

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Young Parents Logic Model Tool

Young Parents Logic Model 2020 The Young Parents Logic Model is a tool designed to help professionals and organizations think about how to design and improve their programs and services for young people who are pregnant or parenting. The tool … Read More

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U Choose

Featured Project U Choose We help you talk about the hard stuff. Where We Started Getting school and community partners to work together is so important for improving sexual health education and services. In any given community, there are often … Read More

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Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems

ReSHAPING Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems: Outcomes across settings, Children and Youth Services Review Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Suggested CitationCombs, K.M., Aparicio, E.M., Prince, D.M., Grinnell-Davis, C., Marra, L. … Read More

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Power Through Choices: Final Impact Evaluation Report

Final Impacts of the Power Through Choices Program Evaluation Reports September 2016 Power Through Choices was evaluated as part of the federal Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, and its independent … Read More

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Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth

Internet Advertising to Recruit Youth Presentations, Trainings, & Support Available Online & In-Person What’s all the hype about internet advertising? Not sure where to start, but you want to start now? Tried it before but with mixed results? Need some … Read More

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Selling Sexual Health

Selling Sexual Health: Comparing Two Pilot Recruitment Internet Ad Campaigns for Latinx Individuals 2019 Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter offer the opportunity to reach large numbers of youth. However, program managers’ success in effectively recruiting youth is mixed. … Read More

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Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview 2019 Curious about Power Through Choices, the only evidence-based sexual health education program designed for youth in foster care? This overview walks you through the basics of the curriculum to answer all your questions: What is … Read More

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Fidelity is a Delicious Pie

Fidelity is a Delicious Pie U Choose to Know Digest, 2018 Consider this: fidelity is like a delicious pie. Say your favorite pie is your grandmother’s special apple pie. Her recipe uses frozen pie crust, Gala apples, and brown sugar. … Read More

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Recruiting? Facebook can help

Hidden in Plain Sight: Minor Sex Trafficking in Maryland 2018 Here, we use and infographic show lessons learned from using social media channels to recruit participants into research studies and programs. This resource was originally designed for our poster presentation … Read More

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HPV: Not Too Late

HPV: Not Too Late 2018 So, HPV (Human Papillomavirus)…It’s sexually transmitted, through all types of sex, it increases your risk of a whole bunch of HPV-related cancers, and it makes it more likely that you’ll contract genital warts…and overall, it’s … Read More

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Thriving at the Intersection

Thriving at the Intersection: Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Sexual Health Education to Achieve Positive Outcomes for Youth American Journal of Sexuality Education, Volume 13, 2018, Issue 3 Genevieve Martínez-García, Lisette Torres, Carolyn Camacho, Hope Gleicher, & Valerie Sedivy … Read More

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Equipping Youth to Succeed: Power Through Choices

Equipping Youth to Succeed: Power Through Choices 2017 Power Through Choices is the only sexual health program designed with and for youth in foster care and other out-of-home care. And it’s proven effective. We created this infographic (originally designed for a poster presentation … Read More

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Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools

Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools: Communications & Messaging Strategies 2018 What does (and doesn’t) motivate people to listen to your messages about the value of sex education? In this mini-course, practice building effective messages by working through real-world … Read More

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Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Youth Living in Group Homes

Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Youth Living in Group Homes Roy F. Oman, PhD, FAAHB; Sara K. Vesely, PhD; Jennifer Green, PhD; Janene Fluhr, MS; Jean Williams, MPH Health Behavior and Policy Review February 2018 Objective The purpose of … Read More

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Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Among Youths Living in Group Care Homes

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Among Youths Living in Group Care Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Roy F. Oman, PhD; Sara K. Vesely, PhD; Jennifer Green, PhD; Kristen Clements-Nolle, PhD; and Minggen, Lu PhD American Journal of Public Health February 2018 … Read More

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Know Your Audience

Know Your Audience 2017 This tip sheet gives ways to find common ground with stakeholders and elected officials. The goal is to have better communication and educate others on your cause. It’s important to know your audience, so you can… … Read More

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Navigating the Politics of Public Health

Navigating the Politics of Public Health: Finding Common Ground in Support of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Presentation Available Online & In-Person This four-part webinar series is a companion piece to the issue brief, Finding Common Ground: An Overview on Key … Read More

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Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground: An Overview on Key Conservative Principles to Support Shared Goals for Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health 2017 With a focus on shared goals, we can work together to improve outcomes for all young people. This issue brief … Read More

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Likes, Tweets, and Hashtags: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Recruitment

Likes, Tweets, & Hashtags: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Study Recruitment 2017 Social media and internet advertising continue to prove promising frontiers for the recruitment and engagement of participants for programs, studies, and campaigns. While Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, … Read More

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Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS)

Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS) 2017 Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS) is a companion to the PSBA-GTO manual, building on the PSBA-GTO process to reflect the unique needs of education agencies. In … Read More

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Long-Term Improvements in Knowledge & Psychosocial Factors of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention

Long-Term Improvements in Knowledge & Psychosocial Factors of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention Implemented in Group Homes Jennifer Green, MPH, PhD; Roy F. Oman, PhD ; Minggen Lu, PhD; and Kristen D. Clements-Nolle, PhD Journal of Adolescent Health June 2017 … Read More

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Show Me the Money: Overview of the Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal

Show Me the Money: Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal Guide & Webinar, 2015 Are you gearing up to write a proposal? Get a headstart with Show Me the Money, a guide to walk you through how to put … Read More

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Show Me the Money: Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal

Show Me the Money: Overview of the Guide to Developing a Winning Grant Proposal 2015 Healthy Teen Network has a record of success in securing grants and cooperative agreements, especially in the topical area of adolescent sexual and reproductive health … Read More

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The Art of Verbal Storytelling

The Art of Verbal Storytelling 2015 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 … Read More

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Making Your Logic Model Work for You

Making Your Logic Model Work for You 2014 Have you ever wondered, “Why do I need to develop and use a logic model?” Logic models should be a clear and concise “10,000 foot view” of the work you’re doing and … Read More

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Bricks, Mortar, & Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens

Bricks, Mortar, & Community: The Foundations of Supportive Housing for Pregnant & Parenting Teens 2014 Articulating core components based on what we know ensures success among pregnant and parenting teens utilizing supportive housing services that embrace them and helps set … Read More

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What Is a Logic Model?

What Is a Logic Model? 2013 What is a logic model? Learn more in this tip sheet! Logic models display the relationships among the resources you have to operate your program, the activities you plan, and the changes or results … Read More

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Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers

Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers 2004 This report by Lorraine Klerman, DrPH, summarizes what is known about additional births to teen mothers, the dimensions of the problem, the factors that seem to increase the chances of such … Read More

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