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Upcoming Workshops
Presenter: Ruthie Folres
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Date:
Friday, April 24
Location:
Overview: Participants of this roundtable will begin development of an action plan for their community. As a result this roundtable is open only to those currently working with the Latino community or who have a strong desire to do so in the near future.
For registration information please contact Bernetta Copper at (803) 771-7700.
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Advanced Evaluation
Presenter: Dr. Mary Prince
SC Campaign
Date: Thursday, April 30
Location: SC Campaign Office
Fee: $50
Overview: This training will cover how to develop meaningful and targeted evaluations, and administer, adapt and implement outcome surveys. Participants will also learn how to enter and manage evaluation data using EXCEL, perform basic data analysis, and report their results. In today's economic times, you can't afford to miss this training opportunity!
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10th Annual Summer Institute:
Workshops You Can't Miss!
Registration is now available for Summer Institute 2009: Building on 10 Years of Excellence and Commitment! Mark your calendar now for June 16-19 and make plans to be in beautiful North Charleston at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center. It's a special year for the Campaign as we celebrate 15 years of the organization and 10 years of the Summer Institute.
We have a variety of workshops planned for this year's Institute. Below is just a taste of the interesting topics you will see:
Condoms, Catwalks and Creative Sexual Health Promotion Strategies for College Students
Pregnancy Prevention among Older Youth and Young Adults: Views from the National, State and Local Level
Be Your Own Stimulus Package: Principles in Delivering Effective Adolescent Reproductive Health Education
Breaking the Silence: Talking to Parents about Talking with Teens
Holla If You Hear Me: Developing Effective Communication Styles
Teens and Digital Media: The Latest Shock and Awe
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Nominations Now Being Accepted for Prestigious Award
The Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award is the highest and most distinguished award given by the SC Campaign. In honor of Dr. Murray Vincent, the award recognizes an individual who has significantly impacted the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in South Carolina while exemplifying the characteristics of the award's namesake. The annual award will be presented at this year's Summer Institute in June. Recipients of the award will receive a $500 stipend to continue their prevention work and a lifetime scholarship to the Summer Institute. Nominations are due by June 1.
1. Nominees must be a resident of South Carolina or demonstrate that they have made a significant impact on youth in South Carolina through regional or national work.
2. Nominees must be recognized and known for exhibiting characteristics exemplified by Dr. Vincent:
- A true passion for the prevention of teen pregnancy and a role model for others;
- A history of making a difference in the lives of young people through health education;
- A dedication to ensuring that all young people in South Carolina receive high-quality, comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality education;
- A record of high personal and professional standards and excellence in their profession;
3. Nominees must demonstrate a history of service, leadership and high quality program delivery.
All nominations will be reviewed by a panel comprised of the SC Campaign's Executive Director and Board Chair, a member/designee of the Vincent family, and all past winners of the award.
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Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention Roundtable Today is the final day to register for the Campaign's Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention Roundtable. If you are interested in learning more about this population and how you can tailor your efforts to reach them more effectively, you don't want to miss this training.
Participants will begin development of an action plan for their community. As a result, this Roundtable is primarily for those currently working with the Latino population or who have a desire to do so in the near future.
This workshop is being offered at no cost thanks to our sponsors: SC DHEC, Palmetto Health and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. |
The Buzz: Get Yourself Tested
MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation, working with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and its nationwide network of health centers, and other partners nationwide, have unveiled GYT: "Get Yourself Tested," a campaign to increase testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among those under 25 years old.
From OMG to LOL, acronyms saturate young people's everyday vernacular, acting as common methods of communication. Playing off mobile slang and Web slang, GYT is an easy way for young people to talk about sexual health and getting tested for STDs. GYT will help young people internalize the risk of STDs, as individuals and as a generation, seeking to eliminate taboos and stigmas surrounding STDs and STD testing.
GYT will also be woven throughout MTV programming, making appearances in popular shows, music videos and more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided assistance to ensure scientific accuracy of GYT health information.
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Gates Foundation Partnering with Viacom
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Viacom - the parent company of MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, and BET - to weave education-themed story lines into existing shows and create new shows centered on education, the New York Times reports.
Through the Get Schooled partnership, the foundation will fund the production of public service announcements and new shows, while Viacom will donate on-air time for the PSAs. The partnership is an expansion of the foundation's five-year relationship with Viacom to promote education - an effort that includes the funding of a short film about the perils of dropping out of high school scheduled to air on BET in September.
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Act Against AIDS  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have launched a new 5-year communication campaign, Act Against AIDS, which aims to combat complacency about the HIV crisis in the United States. The campaign - which highlights the alarming statistic that every 9.5 minutes another person in the United States becomes infected with HIV - features targeted messages and outreach to the populations most severely affected by HIV, beginning with African Americans.
For more information on the project, click here. |
New Female Condom Approved
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the Female Health Company's FC2 Female Condom to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. With the approval, the lower-cost, new version of the female condom now will be available in the U.S. In addition, USAID now can procure the condoms and distribute them worldwide. The new female condom is made of synthetic rubber instead of polyurethane and is less expensive than the original version. The new version likely will cost about 30 percent less than the older version, making it more affordable for individuals and public health groups. |
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Succession Planning for Nonprofits
The term "succession planning" brings to mind a large corporation with a long-time CEO first choosing, then grooming, a successor. But this practice is sharply declining even in large corporations and is even less relevant to most community-based organizations. At the same time, more nonprofits are realizing that executive director transition is a crucial moment in an organization's life: a moment of great vulnerability as well as great opportunity for transformative change. Succession should be a topic broached even when no one is anticipating a change in leaders. And of course, illness and other events can lead to sudden and unanticipated departures.
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April is STD Awareness Month
FACT: Half of all new STDs occur in 15-24 year olds, many of whom have no symptoms.
April is STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on the lives of Americans and the importance of preventing, testing for and treating STDs. It is an opportunity to normalize routine STD testing and conversations about sexual health. Click here to access materials, education tools, and information to support your STD Awareness and other prevention activities. The content on this site will assist your efforts to educate, motivate, and mobilize your local community in the prevention of STDs, not just in April, but year round. |
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Special Offer from Advocates for Youth
Campus Organizing Team
Through the Campus Organizing Team, Advocates for Youth partners with student organizations on college campuses to fight for the sexual and reproductive health rights of young people. Members of the partner groups serve as activists, advocates, and spokespeople on one or more of the following issues: Condom/Contraceptive Access; LGBT Rights; Comprehensive Sex Education; HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for Young People Domestically; International Family Planning; and/or Global HIV/AIDS. Advocates for Youth provides advocacy and media training, ongoing technical support, and a $400 seed grant each semester to partner student groups. Advocates for Youth also invites partner groups to send two representatives to the Urban Retreat, our annual youth organizing conference. This year's Urban Retreat will be held in Washington, DC September 10-14, 2009. Campus Organizer representatives will receive a scholarship to cover all costs related to attending the Urban Retreat. High School Organizing TeamHigh School Organizers work with Advocates for Youth's staff to ensure that their high school provides comprehensive sex education. The High School Organizers also work with Advocates for Youth to advocate for comprehensive sex education with local, state and federal policy makers and conduct media outreach. Advocates for Youth provides the High School Organizers with training on advocacy, media relations, and public policy as well as $125 stipends each semester to cover costs related to their work. Advocates for Youth also invites each High School Organizer to the Urban Retreat, our annual youth organizing conference. This year's Urban Retreat will be held in Washington, D.C. September 10-14, 2009. High school organizers will receive a scholarship to cover their expenses for the Urban Retreat. |
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Research Corner
Confusing Web Sites Discourage Donors from Online Giving
Poorly designed nonprofit Web sites are deterring many donors who would be willing to give to charity online from doing so, suggests a new study conducted by the Internet research firm Nielsen Norman Group. Click here to learn more.
Updated Fact Sheet, State-Level Data on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
The Kaiser Family Foundation has updated a number of its key resources on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, timed with the release of new surveillance data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated resources include the Foundation's fact sheet on the epidemic in the U.S., which provides the latest national statistics, key trends over time, and data on the impact of HIV across different population groups in the country. Updated state-level data on new AIDS cases, the number of people living with AIDS, AIDS deaths, and other topics, are now available through the Foundation's www.statehealthfacts.org Web site. In addition, the Foundation has updated its key HIV/AIDS slides available through Kaiser Fast Facts to reflect the new data.
Discussion of Sensitive Health Topics with Youth During Primary Care Visits: Relationship to Youth Perceptions of Care
This study, from the January 2009 edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health, examined whether the discussion of sensitive health topics during primary care visits was associated with youth's perceptions of the provider and of participation in treatment. Directly after visits to 54 primary care providers in 13 different offices and clinics, youth age 11-16 years old reported whether the visit included the discussion of mood, behavior, getting along with others, drugs, tobacco, alcohol, sexuality, birth control, parent mood, or family problems. Youth also reported whether the provider understood their problems, eased their worries, allowed them to make decisions about treatment, gave them some control over treatment, and asked them to take some responsibility for treatment. Unwanted or Mistimed Pregnancy is Associated with Higher Levels of Depression Among First-Time Fathers A new Child Trends publication examines the link between pregnancy intentions for first-time fathers and later co-parenting behaviors, such as joint decision-making between parents regarding the child. The study, "Pregnancy Intentions During the Transition to Parenthood and Links to Coparenting for First Time Fathers of Infants," finds that unwanted or mistimed pregnancy is associated with higher levels of depression among fathers and with lower mother-father relationship happiness. These factors, in turn, are associated with poorer co-parenting, lower levels of support between mother and father, and higher co-parental conflict when children are infants. The findings suggest that policies that help men and women time pregnancies can be important for families. In addition, programs or policies aimed at improving the co-parental relationship should take into account fathers' mental health. The study is published in the March issue of Parenting: Science and Practice. It analyzed data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort, a nationally representative survey of children born in 2001 conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.
A Policy Platform to Promote Health and Success Among Young Families
Healthy Teen Network sent President Obama and Congressional leaders A Policy Platform to Promote Health and Success among Young Families, a comprehensive set of federal policy recommendations aimed at establishing or reforming public programs and systems that influence whether or not young families may achieve health and success after a teen birth. |
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Workshops and Events
Proceeds will benefit the IMPACT! Teen Outreach Programs in Anderson and Oconee counties.
Date: April 18, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Rock Norman Track at Clemson University
Entry Fees: $10 for students/senior citizens; $20 for all others if pre registered
Free Webcast on Adolescent Health Disparities
Registration is now open for the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health's (NIIAH) third of three free webcasts on adolescent health disparities. Please join the stellar panel, including Marc Zimmerman from the University of Michigan and Erica Monasterio from the University of California, in this important discussion.
Date: April 29, 2009
Time: 2:00 - 3:30PM ET
To register, visit www.mchcom.com and click on the event. This webcast will be archived at the same site. Nonprofit Day at the Capital
Interact with your state legislators and attend Nonprofit Day at the Capitol. Sponsored by SCANPO, this half-day event provides nonprofit leaders with a training session on advocacy and lobbying. Participants will have the chance to see legislators in action and attend a legislative reception. Contact your local state legislators and let them know you will be attending.
Date: May 12, 2009
Fee: $75 members/$125 non-members
Click here for more information.
Join the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina for their annual conference on May 20 in Greensboro, NC. Keynote speakers include Dr. David Walsh, founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family, and Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder, Executive Director of Answer at Rutgers. Registration will begin soon.
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In the News
Pregnancy Prevention Program Makes Inroads
Anderson Independent - On the heels of a national article highlighting one of our teen pregnancy prevention programs in TIME magazine, I would like to briefly tell you more about IMPACT! and the difference we have made in Anderson and Oconee counties.
Click here for full article.
One Teacher Can Change the World
Post and Courier - When Kristen Jordan graduated from Clemson University, she didn't know she was about to change the world. At least one little corner of the world. Fate played a major role in placing the 27-year-old in a pilot program teaching sex education at Starr-Iva Middle School in rural Anderson County, where local officials were serious about attacking the problem of teen pregnancy.
Click here for full article. DNA Test Outperforms Pap Smear
New York Times - A new DNA test for the virus that causes cervical cancer does so much better than current methods that some gynecologists hope it will eventually replace the Pap smear in wealthy countries and cruder tests in poor ones. Click here for full article.
Awareness Campaign on HIV/AIDS Begins
Washington Post - The Obama administration began a five-year, $45 million media blitz yesterday to spark awareness about HIV infection and AIDS, saying that Americans have grown complacent about the deadly illness even though it represents "a serious threat to the health of our nation." Click here for full article.
Teen Pregnancy Boosts Girls' Risk of Getting Fat
Reuters Health - Young women who have children in their teens are at greater risk of becoming fat than their peers who don't get pregnant, new research shows.
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Grants Available
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders in the United States and Canada who have made a positive difference to people and the planet. Nominees may range in age from 8 to 18 and must have been the prime mover of a community service activity and demonstrated positive spirit and high moral purpose in accomplishing their goals.
Nominees must also be current legal residents of the United States or Canada have participated in their heroic work within the twelve months prior to the nomination deadline.
Youth must be nominated by responsible adults (teacher or librarian, school counselor, youth service official, religious leader,etc.) who have solid knowledge of their heroic activities but who are not related to the nominee. Winners of the prize will each receive $2,500 to be applied to their higher education or to their service project.
Deadline: April 30
Click here for more information. Funds for Local Company Communities
Deadline: April 30
Click here for more information. Sisters of Charity Grants
Deadline: May 5
Click here for more information.
Target Grants
The Target Local Store Grants support nonprofit organizations in the communities where the company's stores are located. Arts grants support programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for families to participate in cultural experiences. Family Violence Prevention grants support programs that strengthen families and communities by keeping them safe, such as parenting classes, family counseling, and domestic abuse shelters. Early Childhood Reading grants support programs that foster a love of reading and encourage children, from birth through age nine, to read together with their families. Grants generally range between $1,000 and $3,000.
Deadline: May 31
Click here for more information.
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.
Deadline: June 1
Click here for more information.
Violence Prevention Programs Funded for Youth
A Brighter Future for Children and Youth, an initiative of the United Methodist Church, supports nonprofit organizations that address the needs of children and young people age 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse, and relationship abuse. Grants of up to $4,000 are provided to small-scale, community, and church-based programs. Priority is given to programs that have significant involvement of women and youth at the grassroots level.
Deadline: July 1
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Website of the Week:
How Do They Test for STDs?
This is a common question and one that is surrounded by many myths. Will it hurt? Will they draw blood? Is there a urine test I can take instead? These are all valid questions that need to be answered in order to overcome the many barriers people face when considering getting an STD test. Visit this website for an overview of how to test for over 15 common STDs. |
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DHEC WORKSHOPS & INFO 
The STD/HIV Division is now accepting registration for the following training opportunities: HIV 101: A Basic Knowledge-Based Course - May 12, 2009 Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drugs: AOD 101- May 13, 2008 VOICES/VOCES (DEBI) - May 14-15, 2009 Location Information: All trainings are currently scheduled to be held in Columbia. Site locations will be provided in the confirmation letter with directions. NOTE: Early registration is strongly recommended. For More Information: All communications regarding training should be directed to James Harris, Jr. STD/HIV Division Training Coordinator, at 803-898-0480 or by e-mail at harrisj@dhec.sc.gov. | |
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