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Upcoming Workshops
Contraceptive Technologies & Counseling (On Site)
Date: December 17
Trainer: Linda Robinson
Location: Allendale
Fee: Contact the Campaign for details
Intended Audience: General Audience
Overview: This workshop is intended for providers who interact with teens one-on-one and who care about teen sexual health and decision making.This workshop will include content on contraceptive methods, sexual issues related to method use, client assessment, and behavior counseling techniques.
For more information or to register for this training please contact the SC Campaign Education Department at (803) 771-7700.
Giving Your Program Legs: Evaluation (Webniar)
Date: December 18
Trainer: Angie Hinzey
Location: Webinar
Fee: No Fee
Intended Audience: Current mini grant recipients, CDC-GTO partners and MAPPS/CAPP grant recipients
Overview: This webinar is for anyone interested in learning more about the new Standardized Pre-test tool introduced at the November Regional Roundtables. Participants will learn how to lay out a solid foundation on evaluation basics and review the standardized Pre-test tool, matching process, and data entry/analysis recommendations.
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Give a Special Gift this Holiday Season
Looking for a unique Holiday gift? Have someone on your list that is hard to buy for? Well, do we have the perfect solution for you - an opportunity for you to be a part of something special! Your pledge of $250 or more to the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy will not only help further our ongoing efforts - it will allow you to honor that someone special in your life. All contributions of $250 or more will be recognized with a designated training room chair in your honor (or whomever you choose) in our new, state-of-the-art training room.
You can be a part of our 2008 Chair-a-Thon by making a gift of $250 or more through our online donation form or by contacting Cayci Banks, Director of Communications, at 803-771-7700 or cbanks@teenpregnancysc.org. Let her know of your pledge, the person you would like to honor, and how to expect payment.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity. The SC Campaign stands ready to reinvest and refocus our efforts for the state's young people. This Holiday Season we hope that you will join us. |
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The BUZZ- MTV Casting For New Show
MTV is currently casting an upcoming documentary series focusing on young women during their pregnancy. The goal of the project is to show what pregnant women, from varying backgrounds, are experiencing in their everyday lives. From morning sickness to mood swings, and even the day of the baby's arrival, MTV wants to document this exciting, life changing event. This show will allow young women to share their story in their own voice.
If you know any young ladies who may be interested in sharing their stories please contact Talia Parkinson at talia.parkinson@mtvnmix.com as soon as possible. |
SC Campaign Receives $14,000 Grant from Bi-Lo Charities
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has received $14,000 from Bi-Lo Charities to sustain its public awareness efforts throughout the state of South Carolina.
This year, the Bi-Lo Charity Classic celebrated its 25th anniversary and raised a record-breaking $5.6 million. The SC Campaign is one of several organizations in the community that has been chosen as a beneficiary.
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The SC Campaign's Toll Free Number If you are outside the Columbia area and need to contact our office via telephone please consider using our toll free number. Just dial 1-866-849-0455 to get in touch with any of our staff members. |
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SPB Mini Grant Deadline
The deadline for submitting a Science-Based Program Replication grant is fast approaching!
If your organization (CAPP, MAPP, New Morning Foundation) is interested in submitting a grant application to replicate a science-based program for $4,500.00 or less to the SC Campaign, those are due no later than February, 9, 2009 at 4:00pm.
Click here to apply for an SPB Mini Grant.
For more information, please contact Taylor Wilson at twilson@teenpregnancysc.org. |
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Sex and Tech  The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, along with Cosmogirl.com, released a survey about the scary intersection of sex and technology. Nearly 40% of teens are sending sexually suggestive text messages, IMs or emails, and nearly half have received them. Think that's bad? They're also sending sexually explicit photos and video. About 1 in 5 teens say they've posted or sent nude or semi-nude images of themselves. Most send this stuff to their boyfriends and girlfriends but 15% of those who've done it say they've sent such content to people they know only online.
Click here to see more survey results. |
Mrs. SC International Chooses Teen Pregnancy as a Platform
Lori L. Pelzer was recently crowned Mrs. SC International 2009. Her community platform is "PTTT" Parents Talk to Teens. Her goal is to help parents learn how to build healthy conversations with their teens regarding sexuality issues to prevent teen pregnancy.
"My belief is that parents have the power to slow down this epidemic if they would just talk. I always said if someone had just talked with me," says Pelzer.
Click here to learn more about Lori and her work as a spokesperson. She is willing to speak at your next engagement! |
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Research Corner
Condom Use Among Teen Males
A new Child Trends study finds that any type of formal sex education is linked with higher levels of condom use at teen males' first sexual experience. However, one in five teen males (ages 15-19) did not receive formal sex education about either abstinence or contraception before having sex for the first time. Findings highlighted multiple domains of influence on condom use behaviors among male adolescents, including age, race, past sex education received, length of relationship, age of sexual partner, and so on. Programs that provide targeted services, address condom use attitudes, and help teens to negotiate condom use decision making with sexual partners may help to reduce high rates of sexually transmitted infections among male adolescents in the United States.
Click here to read the study. The Impact of Abstinence and Comprehensive Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs on Adolescent Sexual BehaviorIn a new study published in the September edition of Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Dr. Douglas Kirby reviewed 56 studies that assessed the impact of both abstinence and comprehensive sex and STD/HIV education programs on adolescents' sexual behavior. Study results indicated that most abstinence programs did not delay initiation of sex and only 3 of 9 had any significant positive effects on any sexual behavior. In contrast, about two thirds of comprehensive programs showed strong evidence that they positively affected young people's sexual behavior, including both delaying initiation of sex and increasing condom and contraceptive use among important groups of youth. Click here for more information or to purchase the article. Getting to Outcomes
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Promoting Science Based Approaches-Getting to Outcomes (PSBA-GTO) program helps state and local organizations such as schools, health clinics, community based organizations, and other youth-serving organizations to use a science-based approach to prevent teen pregnancy. The National Campaign has created PSBA-GTO Case Studies to showcase real-life narratives of CDC grantees' successes and challenges in working through the PSBA-GTO steps with local partners. The case studies provide concrete examples of how the PSBA-GTO process can be successfully used.
Read the newest case studies here:
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Workshop Opportunities
Understanding Sexual Addiction
This two-day workshop is designed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the relationships of sexual addiction to the spread of HIV transmission, the nature of this illness, and ways to appropriately treat those who suffer from it. This training will be held on December 16-17 in Columbia. Early registration is strongly recommended.
For more information contact James Harris, Jr. STD/HIV Division Training Coordinator at 803-898-0480 or harrisj@dhec.sc.gov.
Grant Writing Workshop
Presented by the Coastal Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and SCANPO, this grantwriting workshop will explore general information about funding sources, discuss research strategies and how to identify resources and cover specific elements of proposal writing, both for foundation and federal proposals. This workshop is only for nonprofits in Marion, Horry or Georgetown counties. It will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2008 from 11:00am-1:30pm. The fee for this workshop is $10. |
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In the News
Breathtaking Aspiration for AIDS
The New York Times- It sounds too good to be true, and it may prove to be so in the real world, but researchers at the World Health Organization have come up with a suggestion to drastically reduce the transmission of AIDS and virtually halt the widening epidemic in Africa within a decade.
Click here for full article.
Most Patients Should be Screened for HIV
New York Times- The American College of Physicians is urging doctors to screen all patients for HIV routinely beginning at age 13, whether or not they engage in risky behaviors. The guidelines differ slightly from those of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends routine screening of patients until age 64 unless the prevalence of HIV is known to be less than 0.1 percent in the patient population. The recommendations also differ from those put forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which urges routine screening only of patients at increased risk for infection. Click here for full article.
TV Sex and Teen Pregnancy
Charleston Post Courier- It shouldn't take a scientific study to convince parents that television programs with casual, constant sexual talk and behavior are inappropriate for teens. But just in case, research has concluded that teens who watch a lot of such programs are more than twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy.
Click here for full article.
Teen Pregnancies on the Rise
WCIV Charleston- Children having children. Shameika Williams is one of them. Her dream is to be a registered nurse, but her reality is she's five months pregnant and still in high school.
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Grants Available
National and International AIDS Awareness Programs Funded
The John M. Lloyd Foundation supports innovative, entrepreneurial projects that have a high likelihood of affecting social change with regard to HIV/AIDS. The Foundation makes grants for U.S.-based projects with a national or global scope, international projects, and locally-focused projects in California. One of the Foundation's objectives is to amplify global awareness of HIV/AIDS and to facilitate broad-based change in attitudes in order to reduce the stigma of AIDS as well as change behavior. The Foundation gives preference to nonprofit organizations that advocate for evidence-based policies, those that mobilize awareness and support for AIDS programs, and those that employ innovation to battle the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Deadline: December 15
Click here for more information.
Youth Build Grant Competition
The YouthBuild program provides education and training to high risk youth, giving them tools to compete in today's quickly changing job market. This alternative education program provides a path to higher education in addition to tools for immediate work in high demand fields such as construction. The program aims to provide an education for young people who have been in the juvenile justice system, youth aging out of foster care, high school dropouts and other at-risk populations, and immediately uses the vocational tools learned to expand affordable housing in low income communities. This vocational experience strengthens the leadership and learning skills of participating youth to help in future employment. The program is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Association, working to give at risk youth concrete tools to achieve sustainable employment. The Department of Labor will award $47 Million to various community organizations under this program.
Deadline: January 15, 2009
For more information contact Donna Kelley at Kelley.Donna@aol.gov
National Education Association Foundation Learning and Leadership
These grants support high-quality professional development opportunities, such as summer institutes, action research, collegial study, lesson study and mentoring for pre-K-12 teachers, education support professionals and higher education faculty and staff, all of whom must be practicing in U.S. public schools.
Deadlines: February 1 & June 1
Click here for more information.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations assist institutions in providing opportunities to underserved and underrepresented populations.
Deadline: Rolling
Click here for more information.
The CIGNA Foundation Targeted Grants
The CIGNA Foundation makes Targeted Grants to organizations working in five core concern areas, including (1) the health of women, children and families, (2) obesity awareness and prevention, (3) patient/doctor communications and health literacy, (4) elimination of gender and ethnic disparities in health care, and (5) the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body.
Deadline: Rolling
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Website of the Week:
The Prevention Researcher
The Prevention Researcher is a quarterly journal that uses straightforward and easy-to-read approaches to present the most current research and developments in adolescent behavioral research. In addition to cutting-edge, evidence based research it also examines exemplary prevention programs and strategies that can help youth workers see which of today's best practices are most successful. Whether you work directly or indirectly with youth, this website is an excellent tool for anyone looking to stay current on today's youth.
Click here to check out this website. |
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DHEC WORKSHOPS & INFO  Cicatelli Associates, Inc., the new Title X Regional Training Center for Region IV, along with SC DHEC's Family Planning Program, is pleased to sponsor a Statewide Satellite Broadcast Training presented by Forrest Alton, MSPH, CHES, and Erin Johnson, MPH, CHES, on Adolescent Sexuality.
Date: January 16, 2009 Time: 9:15 am - 11:40 pm Satellite Channel: 7 Location(s): Peeples Auditorium in Columbia or other DHEC Satellite Site Locations Statewide Registration Fee: None For more information, including how to register, please contact Susan Dillard-Hamilton at dillarsm@dhec.sc.gov. |
Babies Born Just a Few Weeks to Soon at Greater Risk of Cerebral Palsy and other Developmental Delays
Few Weeks too SoonA team of researchers from the March of Dimes, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Columbia University and the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed the medical records of more than 140,000 children born in California between 2000 and 2004 who had at least one follow-up doctor visit. The researchers found, the earlier an infant was born, the higher the risk of some neuro-developmental problems and other developmental delays than babies born full-term.
"The significantly higher rates of cerebral palsy and developmental delays for late preterm babies were surprising," said Joann Petrini, PhD, director of the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center and lead author of the study. "Our research adds to the growing body of evidence showing that being born just a few weeks too soon can have lasting consequences that can no longer be described as temporary or benign." Late preterm infants have a greater risk of breathing problems, feeding difficulties, temperature instability (hypothermia), jaundice, delayed brain development and death than babies born at term.
The research, "Increased Risk of Adverse Neurological Development for Late Preterm Infants," by Petrini et. al. is published online by the Journal of Pediatrics.
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