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Innovation
Welcome, Emily!

Welcome, Emily!

We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join our Innovation and Research Department February 22, 2024We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join Milagros, April, Bianca, Charlie Blue, Dai, Kaitlyn, and Patricia in our Innovation and Research department as a Design...

Welcome, April!

Welcome, April!

We’re excited to have April “Kayuri” Lat join our Innovation and Research Department!   February 1, 2024We’re excited to have April join Milagros, Bianca, Charlie Blue, Dai, Emily, Kaitlyn, and Patricia in our Innovation and Research department as a Senior Manager....

Welcome, Bianca!

Welcome, Bianca!

We’re excited to have Bianca Devoto join our Innovation and Research Department! January 12, 2024We’re excited to have Bianca join Milagros, Patricia, Charlie Blue, Kaitlyn, and April in our Innovation and Research department as a Senior Manager. Bianca Devoto, MSPH,...

Taking Care of Each Other at #HealthyTeen23

Taking Care of Each Other at #HealthyTeen23

Thank you for taking care with us at #HealthyTeen23; now let’s work together to take action.By Janet Max, MPH, CHES October 20, 2023As I was drafting my opening remarks for #HealthyTeen23 and reflecting on our conference, I realized this was my 20th conference with...

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by ThrivologySeptember 29, 2023In their modest and unassuming form, seeds encapsulate the potential for transformation and growth. Just as these seeds thrive when nurtured and cared for, so do our intentions, dreams,...

Healthy Teen Network Awarded Innovation Grant

Healthy Teen Network Awarded Innovation Grant

Through the Incubator Innovation Hub, teams will build their innovation capacity to create new solutions and approaches for adolescent health. September 1, 2023For Immediate ReleaseBaltimore, MD — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the...

Our Culture of Innovation

Our Culture of Innovation

We push the boundaries of imagination to develop innovative approaches to adolescent health. This is how we create the space to do it.By Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP August 1, 2023We live in a world full of complex and challenging issues—the...

Welcome, Charlie Blue!

Welcome, Charlie Blue!

We’re excited to have Charlie Blue Brahm join our Innovation & Research Department!   June 22, 2023We’re excited to have Charlie Blue join Mila, Nick, Patricia, and Kaitlyn in our Innovation and Research department as a Design Researcher. Before starting at...

How to Use Storytelling as a Vehicle for Social Change

How to Use Storytelling as a Vehicle for Social Change

6 Storytelling Lessons Learned while Creating the Casey Young Parents Stories.By Patricia Natalie, MA June 8, 2023When I first joined Healthy Teen Network in March 2022, my first project was to “create stories about young parents that can affect policy change.” Wow, I...

Welcome, Kaitlyn!

Welcome, Kaitlyn!

We’re excited to have Kaitlyn LaBonte join our Innovation & Research team!   May 12, 2023We’re excited to have Kaitlyn join Mila, Nick, Patricia, and Charlie Blue in our Innovation and Research department as a Project Coordinator. Her bubbly energy and commitment...

Daring to Dream at #HealthyTeen22

Daring to Dream at #HealthyTeen22

Thank you for daring to dream with us in Miami!November 4, 2022During our staff meeting before the conference, we asked everyone to share one thing they were excited about for this year’s conference. Every single person mentioned they were excited to be together, in...

Get Ready for Our Staff Sessions at #HealthyTeen22

Get Ready for Our Staff Sessions at #HealthyTeen22

This is only a sneak peak of our incredible line-up of some of our conference sessions; you’ll just have to join us in Miami for #HealthyTeen22 to get the full experience! September 23, 2022We’re counting down the days to #HealthyTeen22 in Miami. While we may not be...

Intern Spotlight: Welcome, Mariam!

Intern Spotlight: Welcome, Mariam!

We’re excited to have Mariam Delgado join our team as a Graphic Design Intern! September 19, 2022Mariam Delgado is a bright designer looking to make an impact in the sexual and reproductive health field! We were drawn to the work in her digital portfolio: she uses...

imi to Receive 2022 Healthy Teen Network Innovation Award

imi to Receive 2022 Healthy Teen Network Innovation Award

imi is an innovative free, digital tool designed with and for LGBTQ+ youth explore and affirm their identity and learn to cope with stress...and it’s proven effective! August 26, 2022Healthy Teen Network is pleased to announce imi as winner of the 2022 Innovation...

Don’t Feed the Trolls

Don’t Feed the Trolls

But if you feel you have to respond, be polite and stick to the facts.By Allison Tomai Felsen August 4, 2022Ever heard the expression “don’t feed the trolls?” Maybe it was in a news article about the rise of clickbait posting and algorithms designed to show us content...

Sex Ed? On TikTok?

Sex Ed? On TikTok?

It's more likely than you think.By Sam AkersMay 20, 2022Kids these days are all about TikTok, and I’ll admit it, I’m into it too! From watching morning routines to dances to Lizzo’s newest song, I love a good scroll. Social media provides a platform where people can...

Welcome, Patricia!

Welcome, Patricia!

We’re excited to have Patricia Natalie join Mila and Nick in our Innovation & Research department. April 7, 2022Patricia Natalie is a curious learner who loves to ask questions and find patterns. If you look closer, you might think you actually see a light bulb...

These Two Designers Published a Visual Guide to Gender Fluidity

These Two Designers Published a Visual Guide to Gender Fluidity

Ever wondered what “nonbinary” and “gender nonconforming” really mean? Or if it's grammatically correct to use “they” as a singular pronoun? You’re far from alone. Words By Ali CottongVisuals By Brooke ThyngAugust 12, 2021 Ever wondered what “nonbinary” and “gender...

Can We All Use Human-Centered Design?

Can We All Use Human-Centered Design?

Part two of our series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 29, 2021A lmost 15 years ago, when I took my first Human-Centered Design (HCD) course, I never imagined that I would...

Let’s Be End-User Centered

Let’s Be End-User Centered

A two-part series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 21, 2021A s a young woman growing up in the Andes of Peru, nothing irritated me more than seeing many outsiders telling...

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