Seeking a full-time Associate Director to lead a major federally funded project, support department initiatives, and develop high-quality resources for adolescent sexual and reproductive health through strategic leadership and collaboration. November 14, 2024 Healthy Teen Network is seeking a full-time … Read More
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In/Tend Incubator Hub Office Hours
Are you passionate about making positive change in adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Interested in digging deep into the world of human-centered design to address real-world challenges? If this sounds like something you’d like to do, then we have an … Read More
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From Seeds to Solutions: Innovation Blooms at Sprout
Learn about the ideas that bloomed at Sprout: A Design Challenge and explore the process that nourished creativity, with insights from an attendee. By Emily (Skywark) Connor By Deb Coffy June 13, 2024 For four days in May, seven teams, … Read More
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Welcome, Jen!
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Welcome, Dai!
We’re excited to have Dai Danhi join our Innovation and Research Department! March 28, 2024 We’re excited to have Dejia “Dai” Danhi join Milagros, April, Bianca, Charlie Blue, Emily, Jenn, Kaitlyn, and Patricia in our Innovation and Research department, as … Read More
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s Adolescent Sexual Health Innovation Hubs Showcase
We’re thrilled to unveil Healthy Teen Network’s Innovation Incubator Hub, In/Tend—funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs. We are one of six organizations newly funded to support teams that will develop, refine, and … Read More
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Welcome, Emily!
We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join our Innovation and Research Department February 22, 2024 We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join Milagros, April, Bianca, Charlie Blue, Dai, Kaitlyn, and Patricia in our Innovation and Research department as … Read More
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Welcome, April!
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Welcome, Bianca!
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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, 2023 As I was drafting my opening remarks for #HealthyTeen23 and reflecting on our conference, I realized … Read More
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Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology
Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology September 29, 2023 In 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, … Read More
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Raphael House of Portland to Receive 2023 Healthy Teen Network Innovation Award
Raphael House of Portland engages their entire community in non-violent living through advocacy, education, and community outreach, and by providing a safe haven from domestic violence. September 13, 2023 The Innovation Award is near and dear to our hearts because … Read More
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What’s Right with You: Applying the Science of Trauma-Informed Care
What’s Right With You: Applying the Science of Trauma-Informed Care September 8, 2023 No one can deny that everyone, regardless of age, geography, or identity, has faced trauma over the last few years. Between the pandemic, political and racial unrest, … Read More
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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, 2023 For Immediate Release Baltimore, MD — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the … Read More
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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, 2023 We live in a world … Read More
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Welcome, Charlie Blue!
We’re excited to have Charlie Blue Brahm join our Innovation & Research Department! June 22, 2023 We’re excited to have Charlie Blue join Mila, Nick, Patricia, and Kaitlyn in our Innovation and Research department as a Design Researcher. Before … Read More
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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, 2023 When I first joined Healthy Teen Network in March 2022, my first project was to “create stories about young parents that can … Read More
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That Just Gave Me Goosebumps! The Artistry Behind an Immersive, Emotional Encounter with Banned Books
Nick and Patricia chat about creating an experiential art installation that transported conference-goers into a world of forbidden literature and reveal how you can be part of efforts this year By Nicholas Sufrinko By Patricia Natalie, MA June 6, 2023 … Read More
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Welcome, Kaitlyn!
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Calling all Artists, Designers, Makers, Studios, and Collectives to #HealthyTeen23 in Portland, OR
You’re invited to submit an installation for this year’s conference in Portland, Oregon February 1, 2023 Healthy Teen Network is inviting artists, designers, makers, studios, and collectives to #HealthyTeen23. This year as we Take Care and Take Action, we’ll host … Read More
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Where the Wild Things Are: 5 Reasons to Embrace the Playful, Outrageous, and Make-Believe at Work
Why a fun, outside-of-the-box scheme might be just what your brand, product, or campaign needs. “That very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew—and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all … Read More
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Daring to Dream at #HealthyTeen22
Thank you for daring to dream with us in Miami! November 4, 2022 During 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 … Read More
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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, 2022 We’re counting down the days to … Read More
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Intern Spotlight: Welcome, Mariam!
We’re excited to have Mariam Delgado join our team as a Graphic Design Intern! September 19, 2022 Mariam Delgado is a bright designer looking to make an impact in the sexual and reproductive health field! We were drawn to the … Read More
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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, 2022 Healthy Teen Network is pleased to announce imi as winner … Read More
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Welcome, Patricia!
We’re excited to have Patricia Natalie join Mila and Nick in our Innovation & Research department. April 7, 2022 Patricia Natalie is a curious learner who loves to ask questions and find patterns. If you look closer, you might think … Read More
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Brand Voice: The Make-or-Break Secret for Crafting Health Information that Inspires
How you say it matters now more than ever. By Nicholas Sufrinko October 1, 2021 It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it—an adage said a zillion times over. And yet today, it’s one that’s felt with … Read More
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Top 5 Challenges in Developing and Sustaining a Digital Sex Ed Product
The road to developing, sustaining, and scaling up your product is a bumpy one. That’s why I’m sharing some lessons I’ve learned along the way to help you navigate your tech development process. By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD August 5, 2021 … Read More
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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, 2021 A lmost 15 years ago, when I took my first Human-Centered Design (HCD) … Read More
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Let’s Be End-User Centered
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5 Reasons to Use Digital Focus Groups to Gain Insights about Your Community
In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s nearly impossible to get people to gather in-person. The good news is that you can still elevate the voice of your participants through digital focus groups. By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD October 8, … Read More
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6 Edtechs Compete in a Voice Challenge
This is an excerpt from an article posted on EdSurge by Diana Lee featuring one of Healthy Teen Network’s latest innovations. May 7, 2020 T hree finalists focus on student life skills to win. In July 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SXSW EDU … Read More
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Catching Up with Design Vagabonds
This week, Power to Decide featured our staff on their website on the Design Vagabonds Innovation Next Team. March 30, 2020 Now in its fifth year, and with funding from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population … Read More
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Help Young People Make a Game Plan for Their Health with Volt20
We wanted to create a virtual tool that educators and students love. The goal is to help young people create a plan for a healthy future. March 26, 2020 Looking for a way to engage the young people you work … Read More
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Let’s See: Pulse Short-Term Impact Results
Here’s what we found from our six-week short term follow-up survey. By Elizabeth Cook, Research Scientist from Child Trends By Nicholas Sufrinko By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP March 6, 2020 From 2016 to 2019, Child Trends conducted a randomized control … Read More
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Healthy Teen Network Chosen as a Finalist for the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge
We are excited to be chosen as a finalist for the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge, even though the 2020 SXSW Edu conference has been postponed. By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP By Genevieve Martínez García, PhD February 28, 2020 Update, … Read More
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How the Healthy Teen Network Design Challenge Inspired a Dating App Idea
Hear from some of the participants in Healthy Teen Network’s 3-day Design Challenge. By Tiffany Tibbs Christensen, Taylor Herrigan, Ashley Stewart, and Camille Smith February 13, 2020 What is the Healthy Teen Network Design Challenge? The Healthy Teen Network Design … Read More
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Five Quick Tips to an Effective Poster that Tells Your Story
Mila is sharing her five tips on creating effective posters. Time to say goodbye to ugly, unappealing, full of only text posters! Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP February 5, 2019 I want you to imagine walking in an over-air-conditioned, loud, congested room … Read More
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Evidence Is the Building Block of Innovation
How does evidence inform innovation? Healthy Teen Network recently shared our position statement on evidence and innovation. January 17, 2019 We talk a lot about evidence and innovation…or maybe we just hear all the time about how we need to … Read More
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Innovative Solutions for How to Center Pleasure in Sex Ed: Wrapping Up the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge
How might we center pleasure in adolescent sex ed to foster authentic conversations about sexuality and promote positive sexual experiences? November 15, 2018 This was the question we sought to answer in the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge, held in October 2018 … Read More
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Identifying Scammers in Online Studies
Learn how Child Trends identified scammers who did not meet the eligibility criteria for their online study. By Elizabeth Cook, Makedah Johnson, and Jennifer Manlove, Child Trends July 13, 2018 Health interventions have increasingly incorporated technology components, sometimes even using technology to … Read More