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5/21-22- MFPA Meeting
5/26-Memorial Day
6/4-6- PREP National Conference
6/17- I&E Committee Webinar
6/23-27- Federal Program Review (Billings)
6/30- End of State Fiscal Year
7/15- Health Education Reports Due
7/22- Health Education Conference Call |
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Quote of the Week
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
~Maria Robinson |
| Health Text Messaging | |  Health Text Messaging, An Environmental Scan
The trends toward wide spread ownership of cell phones and widespread text message use across virtually all segments of the U.S. population support the spread of health text messaging programs.
HHS is an outreach partner for Text4baby, a free mobile health education service for pregnant women and mothers with an infant under one year of age. Additionally, HRSA oversees a national evaluation of the Text4baby program in collaboration with other Federal partners.
An initial component of the evaluation is the development of a report, Using Health Text Messages to Improve Consumer Health Knowledge, Behaviors, and Outcomes: An Environmental Scan (PDF - 843 KB). |
| Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Webinars | | Celebrate Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.
Remember you can encourage teens to take the quiz all month long!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has planned several events for the month as well:
- Check out the recent blog post by HHS leaders.
There are 3 upcoming webinars related to teen pregnancy prevention:
- Working with Expectant and Parenting Teens to Prevent Subsequent Teen Pregnancies - May 22nd at 2pm ET
- Domestic Sex Trafficking and Its Intersection with Teen Pregnancy Prevention - May 22nd at 3pm ET
- It Takes Two to Make a Baby: Engaging Males in Teen Pregnancy Prevention - May 28th at 2pm ET
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| New Webinar Series | | |
We are launching a new webinar series!
Building Trauma-Informed Services for Children,Youth, and Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence is a 10-part webinar series for domestic violence advocates, supervisors, and mental health clinicians working in DV programs. Through this series, participants will gain enhanced understanding and practical strategies for supporting survivors and their children to address challenges, promote resilience, and heal from the traumatic effects of interpersonal violence.
The series builds on a core curriculum, Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, written by Patricia Van Horn, PhD, in collaboration with NCDVTMH and will offer practical tools, tips, and discussion guides for creating trauma-informed child and family-centered programming.
This series will be presented by Susan Blumenfeld, MSW, LCSW, Child Trauma Training Director, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health.
Register for the first two webinars below, and stay tuned for additional webinars in the months to come!
Children and Domestic Violence
(Webinar 1)
Susan Blumenfeld, MSW, LCSW
Child Trauma Training Director
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
This first webinar will provide an overview of the series and an introduction to thinking about the needs of children, birth through age 18, and their families who have experienced or are experiencing the ongoing effects of domestic violence.click here to register
Caring for Others While Caring
for Ourselves (Webinar 2)
Susan Blumenfeld, MSW, LCSW
Child Trauma Training Director
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
This webinar examines how doing this work, and in particular, working with children, may affect us. This webinar offers practical strategies for enhancing self-awareness, dealing with stress on the job, fostering our own resilience, and developing organizational supports that can help sustain us in this work. click here to register |
| 2014 CME Opportunities | |  Women's Health Professionals Comprehensive Colposcopy Training July 16-19, 2014 Denver, CO This evidenced-based course is designed for the beginning/intermediate colposcopist. It will also benefit clinicians needing more information on: the 2012 screening guidelines, the updated management guidelines, new concepts about HPV screening, and triage, treatment methods, and HPV epidemiology. High Resolution Anoscopy July 17-19, 2014 Denver, CO HRA best serves those who are participating in the health care of MSM, men and women with HIV disease, other at-risk groups, and women with HPV-related disease. This course is interdisciplinary and is therefore right for physicians and APCs in a variety of environments. Save the Dates- additional 2014 courses: Comprehensive Colposcopy October 15-18, 2014 Baltimore, MD Advanced Colposcopy November 21-23, 2014 Atlanta, GA |
| National Campaign Highlights | | |
Online Challenge: It's Not Too Late to Participate.
For teens, the best time to think about how to handle a tough decision about sex is before you have to make it. That's what our Quiz is all about. As you know, May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Throughout the entire month of May, teens are invited to participate in our online challenge, which encourages them to think carefully about what they might do "in the moment" through a series of interactive scenarios. Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide have participated this month-don't miss out.
Survey Says: Infographics for You.
You know our Survey Says polling...you love our Survey Says polling. But did you know that ALL the infographics from each fact sheet are available for download? Use them in PowerPoints, on your website, in social media-any time you want to spice up your work with an interesting, engaging graphic. You can view all 12 Survey Says fact sheets here.
Stay Teen PSAs.
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| National Prevention Week 2014 | | |
NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK 2014
May 20: Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse and Marijuana Use
Did you know...?
In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million people aged 12 or older in the U.S. were current illicit drug users, and 6.8 million Americans reported using prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes, according to SAMHSA's 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.1 That same year, 79 percent of illicit drug users - or 18.9 million people - used marijuana.2
Today, take part in National Prevention Week by:
Promote National Prevention Week 2014 Using Social Media
Consider posting the following messages today to help raise awareness about the importance of preventing prescription drug abuse and marijuana use:
- Facebook: Fewer than 1 in 10 youth ages 12-17 use marijuana in the U.S. Most young people choose to live drug-free. Share this post in honor of SAMHSA's National Prevention Week 2014.
Twitter: Help prevent Rx drug abuse - properly dispose of unused medicine. Find out how: http://1.usa.gov/1fFoOSE #NPW2014 |
| Family Planning and Adolescents | |  Providing Family Planning Services to Adolescents
While adolescent birth rates have declined 61 percent over the last two decades, the United States. still has one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in the developed world. More than 700,000 adolescents ages 15 to 19 become pregnant each year, and over 300,000 give birth.
The new Recommendations for Providing Quality Family Planning Services emphasize the importance of providing youth-friendly services. It recommends that providers give adolescents comprehensive information about preventing pregnancy, and, as advised by the World Health Organization, the services should be accessible, equitable, acceptable, appropriate, effective, and efficient.
Recommendations for Adolescent Health Providers
- Ensure the client knows that avoiding sex is an effective way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
- If clients are or will be sexually active, give them information about contraception and help them choose the best method to meet their needs, including the use of condoms to reduce the risk of STDs. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is safe and effective for many of these clients, including those who have not been pregnant or given birth.
- Avoid unnecessary medical procedures and tests, as these might create logistical, emotional, or economic barriers to contraceptive access for adolescents.
- Try not to make assumptions about an adolescent's gender identity, sexual orientation, race, or ethnicity.
- Provide postpartum contraception and refer pregnant and parenting adolescents to home visits and other programs that provide support and reduce the rate of repeat teen pregnancy.
Confidentiality is key for adolescents and may influence their willingness to access and use services. However, providers need to be mindful of all relevant state laws and legal obligations, such as notification or reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, and human trafficking.
Although adolescents may be reluctant to discuss their sexual and reproductive health with parents and guardians, providers can encourage this communication. For example, providers may share educational materials or offer programs that describe how parents can share their values and talk to their children about dating, relationships, and sex. |
| 2014 Annual Contraceptive Update Available | | |
The 2014 Contraceptive Update is now available
The Contraceptive Update addresses the latest developments in contraceptive practice. Topics include: Contraceptive CHOICE Project, improving LARC uptake and EC methods especially as they relate to obesity.
Live Q&A with Dr. Bednarek NEXT WEEK! Don't forget to choose the LIVE Q&A session when completing your registration, it is your chance to ask Dr. Bednarek questions!
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