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help you with strategic planning
around an adolescent health issue,
technical assistance
on adolescent brain
development,
healthy youth development, teen
pregnancy prevention, Minor’s Consent, and so much
more! Just give her
a call (see the last
page for contact
information)!
HIV prevention
grants awarded to
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elcome to the
new and improved Adolescent Health
Newsletter!
This publication will continue to
be sent out monthly to professionals statewide who are interested in adolescent health and
healthy youth development. This
Newsletter covers adolescent
health/ youth development related research, data, resources,
learning and funding opportunities for interested professionals.
been forwarded this newsletter
and would like to subscribe yourself, please do by going to the
Adolescent Health Gateway Page
to subscribe [http://
www.health.state.mn.us/youth/].
If you have any feedback
local agencies to
start in 2009. Read
the entire news
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Adlescent Health E News
The Minnesota
Department of
Health released the
Minnesota Plan to
Reduce Obesity and
Obesity-Related
Chronic Diseases,
2008-2013. To view
or download a copy
of the plan, visit
[http://
www.health.state.m
n.us/divs/hpcd/chp/
obesity].
Study Examines Risk and
Protective Factors and the
Likelihood of Past Suicide
Attempt in American Indian
Youth
From MCH Alerts 9/19/08
http://www.mchlibrary.info/
alert/2008/alert091908.html
“The article presents findings
from a study to identify the
strongest risk and protective
factors relative to a past suicide
attempt among males and females and examines these factors
in combination to predict the
likelihood of a history of a suicide
attempt in a sample of urban
American Indian youth.
The authors found that
* For girls, positive mood was
the only protective factor achieving statistical significance; positive
mood and parental prosocial
behavior norms were significant
protective factors for boys.
* For girls, the only significant
risk factor was substance use;
involvement in violence perpetration was the sole significant risk
factor for boys.
* For girls, with the significant
risk factor of substance use in
about the new format, please
contact me (see the last page for
contact information).
O
ctober is Let’s Talk
Month! Let’s Talk Month
is a time for communities to
promote parent/child communication around adolescent sexuality. The Minnesota Organization
on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting has many
resources for professionals, parents, and teens on how to celebrate this important month. Go
to http://www.moapp.org/ for
more information.
the model, the likelihood of a
past suicide attempt decreased
from 57% to 24% in the presence
of one protective factor (positive
mood); for boys, the change was
from 38% to 6% in the presence
of violence perpetration (one
risk factor) and two significant
protective factors (positive mood
and parent prosocial behavior
norms).
Pettingell SL, Bearinger LH, Skay CL, et al.
2008. Protecting urban
American Indian young people from suicide. American Journal of Health Behavior
32(5):465-476. Abstract available at http://
www.ajhb.org/2008/5/05SepOct0208Pettin
gell.pdf.”
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Research continued
T
he October issue of the
Journal of Adolescent Health
features several articles on
HPV and adolescents. This is
just one of five articles on the
subject. Below is an excerpt
from the abstract:
“As young people
navigate the
changes of
adolescence, it is
critical that they
receive the guidance,
support, and
encouragement that
fosters healthy
development.”
- Minnesota’s
Adolescent Health
Action Plan
“Molecular and epidemiological
data now support an etiologic
role for oncogenic human
papillomavirus (HPV) in oral
cancers in women and men.
Recent studies have demonstrated an increase in the incidence of HPV-associated oral
cancers in the United States.
Moreover, the incidence rates
for these cancers are higher in
HPV are identified as HPV 16
positive. Therefore, HPVassociated oral cancers could
be prevented by a prophylactic
vaccine if the vaccine were
demonstrated to be capable of
preventing oral HPV 16 infection. These findings have created new potential opportunities for the primary prevention
of oral cancers.”
-Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 4, Supplement 1,
October 2008, Pages S52-S60 Human
Papillomavirus-Related Diseases:
Oropharynx Cancers and Potential Implications for Adolescent
HPV Vaccination
Conferences and Trainings
Interested in Starting or
Sustaining a School
Based Clinic?
school population and improve
the health of our children and
teens overall.
Nov 21, 2008!
The politics surrounding
school based clinics , funding,
staffing models, addressing
community and school board
concerns, and listening to your
concerns will be some of what
we will address at this workshop.
Please save the date for this
important meeting about starting and sustaining school based
clinics.
The main part of the workshop will be during the morning starting at 9:00am. Those
who want to tour school
based clinics in St Paul or Mpls
will be given lunch and an afternoon tour.
We will hear from
school nurse leaders in
addition to school
based clinic organizations regarding how
current school health
services and school
based clinics can partner in the effort to address the
many health concerns in our
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men than women. Oral HPV
infections acquired through
oral sex appear to be the principal risk factor for HPVassociated oral cancers. Despite reports in the popular
press that the prevalence of
oral sexual behaviors is increasing in the adolescent
population, trends in these
behaviors over time are largely
unavailable. However, data
indicate that oral–genital contact is frequently practiced
among adolescents; adolescents do not typically consider
this a risky behavior. The majority of oral cancers
(approximately 90%) caused by
HEALTH
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NEWS
Contact Donna Amidon for
more information and to receive a registration form:
[email protected].
mn.us
office: 612-673-5305
New Training for Parent Educators: It’s that
Easy! Helping Parents
Learn to Raise Sexually
Healthy Children
Greater Minnesota Training:
October 28-29, 2008 Fergus
Falls ~ 8:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Twin Cities Metro Training:
November 12-13, 2008 Arden
Hills 8:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Who should attend? Parent
educators who work with
families of children at any stage
birth to adolescence.
What? Highly interactive two
day training focused on attachment and parent child connectedness, supporting parents in
recognizing and conveying
their values and messages, and
hands on experience with time
tested, effective strategies.
For more information:
Jocelyn Broyles at 651-6441447 X 19 or joselyn.broyles
@moapppp.org or register at
www.moappp.org
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“Change
society’s view of
adolescents to
More Conferences and Trainings
December 4th SAVE
THE DATE Shutting off
the Tap to Teens
Youth Engagement
Symposium Series Oct.
24 and Nov. 18
Please join us for the annual
Shutting Off the Tap to Teens
conference, which focuses on
preventing underage drinking
in Minnesota.
Memorial Hall, McNamara
Alumni Center, University of
Minnesota, Mpls; 8:30-noon;
Free and open to the public.
Our keynote presenter, Pete
Schuermann, will discuss his
observations of high-risk drinking in college settings. There
will also be two panel discussions on policy approaches
being used in communities
across the state. Detailed
workshop and registration
information is available at the
Minnesota Prevention Research Center (MPRC) Web
site at <www.emprc.org>. For
more information, please contact Kevin Spading, director of
the MPRC, at
<[email protected]>.
Friday, October 24: Wendy
Wheeler explores a variety of
methods, tools, and program
innovations that allows youth
and adults to engage together
in leadership and change.
Tuesday, November 18:
Constance Flanagan’s program
of work focuses on the ways
that young people interpret
the rights and obligations individuals and societies owe one
another.
Youth Media as a Tool
for Youth Development
Facilitators: Deacon Warner &
Nicola Pine
This class discusses how to use
youth media as a medium for
positive youth development
and how youth grow and
benefit from participating in
media.
Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 from 9:3011:30 am at Phillips Community Television $25
To register for these or other
youth engagement workshops
go to
www.extension.umn.edu/
YouthWorkInstitute
www.extension.umn.edu/
YouthWorkInstitute
see youth as
resources rather
than as problems
to be fixed.”
- Minnesota’s
Adolescent Health
Action Plan
Resources
A
Guide for Treating Teen Patients The
Adolescent Provider Toolkit is
a collection of resources for
health care providers who
work with adolescents. The
Toolkit incorporates adolescent health care best practices
and includes resources for
providers, parents, and
teens.
The Toolkit modules
contain screening tools,
brief office interventions and counseling
guidelines, community
resources and referrals,
health education mate-
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NEWS
rials for teens and their adult
caregivers, literature reviews
and internet resources.
http://www.ahwg.net/
resources/toolkit.htm
AAP’s Strategies to Improve Adolescent
Health Services
Achieving Quality Health Services for Adolescents provides
recommendations and criteria
for assessing the quality of
adolescent health care and
discusses the need for comprehensive efforts to improve
the quality of primary care
delivered to adolescents in the
United States. The policy statement, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics'
Committee on Adolescents,
focuses on quality issues that
relate to staying healthy -preventive care themes. Topics
include adolescent health
status and risky behaviors,
primary care access and utilization, access to quality care for
adolescents, emerging quality
measures for adolescent care,
and opportunities and challenges for primary care. The
policy statement is available at
http://
aappolicy.aappublications.org/
cgi/content/full/
pediatrics;121/6/1263
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Grants ~ The following grants are NOT administered by MDH!
Health ~ Ronald
McDonald House Charities
Info: [http://www.rmhc.org/
grants/]
population and a program to educate adolescents in how to avoid
high risk behaviors.
Deadline: Rolling
Community Health ~
The Annenberg Foundation
Info: http://
www.annenbergfoundation.org/
grants/grants_show.htm?
doc_id=210575
The Ronald McDonald House
Charities is accepting applications that improve the health
and wellbeing of children. Organizations seeking funding
should have a specific program
that directly improves the
health and wellbeing of children, addresses a significant
funding gap or critical opportunity, has long-term impact in
terms of replication or reach,
and produces measurable results.
Deadline: Rolling
The Annenberg Foundation
provides support for projects
within its grant-making focus
areas of health and human
services and education and
youth development. Examples
of past grants in these areas
include the development of a
community health center
which serves a low-income
Grants Continued...
Mall of America®
Foundation for Youth
Deadline: Rolling
Mall of America Foundation for
Youth (MOAFY) operates
exclusively to provide support
for and create opportunities
that promote the selfdevelopment, well being and
education of youth, their families and their communities.
http://www.mallofamerica.com/
adults_moa_foundation_youth.
aspx
Substance Abuse
and Mental Health
Services Foundation -- Campus
Suicide Prevention
Grants
Deadline: November 25, 2008
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HEALTH
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NEWS
The purpose of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Foundation’s Campus
Suicide Prevention Grants is to
facilitate a comprehensive
approach to preventing suicide
in institutions of higher education. This program is designed
to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent
suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services
for students with mental and
behavioral health problems,
such as depression and substance abuse, which put them
at risk for suicide and suicide
attempts.
Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education. Applicants from both public and
private institutions may apply,
including state universities,
private four-year colleges and
universities (including those
with religious affiliations). Minority Serving Institutions of
higher learning, and community
colleges. Approximately $2.1
million is available for 21
awards.
Contact the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Foundation directly for complete program information and
application guidelines:
http://www.samhsa.gov/
grants/2009/sm_09_001.aspx
A Vision for Healthy Adolescence:
Our responsibility as the community of Minnesota
is to support and guide Minnesota youth in the
Minnesota Department of Health
healthy development of being, belonging and be-
Jennifer O’Brien
coming. This requires a focus on wholeness and
Adolescent Health Coordinator
wellness, and seeing Minnesota youth as “at
Minnesota Department of Health
promise” rather than “at risk”.
P.O. Box 64882
St Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 651-201-3627
Fax: 651-201-3590
For more information on Minnesota’s Adoles-
E-mail: [email protected]
cent Health Action Plan, contact Jennifer
O’Brien or go to the Adolescent Health Gate-
http://www.health.state.mn.us/youth/
way page.
Grants continued:
The Nathan Cummings
Foundation -- Health Program Grants
Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry)
The goal of the Nathan Cummings
Foundation is to improve Americans'
health by ensuring that all people in
the United States have access to high
quality and affordable health care and
live in a healthy environment. Special
attention will be given to efforts that
address the health disparities that
exist between the rich and the poor,
build bridges between the common
concerns of disparate constituencies,
and recognize the strategic importance of employing a variety of approaches to produce institutional
change.
To be eligible, an organization must
be recognized as tax-exempt under
section 501 (c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Award amounts vary.
Contact the Nathan Cummings Foundation directly for complete program
information and application guidelines:
http://www.nathancummings.net/
health/index.html
The Wachovia Foundation -Health and Education Grants
Deadline: Rolling
The mission of the Wachovia Foundation is to build strong and vibrant
communities, improve quality of life,
and make a positive difference.
Health Grants will be awarded to
organizations that enable and sustain
independence for individuals and
families, ensure access to health education programs, and/or ensure access to quality health care. Education
grants will be awarded to organizations who eliminate the pre-K - 12
“achievement gap” in education
through public school sponsored or
facilitated curriculum-based programs,
advance teaching through recruitment, professional development, support, and retention of teachers, and/
or facilitate merit-based access to
higher education for under represented groups. Contact the Wachovia Foundation directly for complete
program information and application
guidelines:
http://www.wachovia.com/inside/
page/0,,139_414_430_432,00.html