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10 actionable goals
involving nonschool factors that
affect educational
outcomes (Page 1)
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Tobacco use is
concerning among
LGBT youth (Page
1)
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MyLastDip.com is a
Web-based treatment program for
youth who use
smokeless tobacco
(Page 2)
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Curriculum and
resources for supporting LGBT
youth (Page 2)
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Parent’s prospectives on their adolescent child's
health care (Page
3)
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MOAPPP Trainings
(Page 3)
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Sexual violence is a
public health issue:
meeting/
videoconference
8/13/10 (Page 4)
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Ten Ways to Promote Educational
Achievement Beyond the Classroom
Promoting educational achievement and attainment is not just
a school issue. Many factors
beyond the classroom can affect whether children and adolescents succeed in school. A
new Child Trends brief, Ten
Ways to Promote Educational
Achievement and Attainment
Beyond the Classroom, identifies
10 actionable goals involving
non-school factors that can
affect educational outcomes. All
goals are supported by program
evaluation research of effective
interventions that already exist
in each of these areas.
The Ten Goals are to:
“1) Reduce unintended
pregnancies
2) Improve prenatal and postnatal maternal health
3) Improve parenting practices
among parents of infants and
young children
4) Improve young children’s
nutrition and encourage
mothers to breastfeed
5) Enhance the quality and
availability of educational child
care, preschool, prekindergarten, and full-day kindergarten
6) Connect children and adolescents with long-term mentors
7) Improve parenting practices
among parents of school-age
children and adolescents
8) Provide family and couples
counseling to improve family
functioning
9) Provide high-quality educational after-school and summer
programs
10) Develop positive social
skills and reduce delinquency
among adolescents.”
“The goals and findings presented in this brief are of particular importance in light of
the Obama Administration’s
focus on funding evidencebased programs.” The full brief
and summaries of each goal can
be found at http://
www.childtrends.org/Files//
Child_Trends_2010_07_07Ed_Achievement.pdf
Tobacco Use among LGBT Youth
The American Lung Association released a new report
regarding tobacco use and
control in the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) community. The report, Smoking Out a Deadly
Threat: Tobacco Use in the
LGBT Community, stated
that a growing body of research has shown that LGBT
adults and youth are more
likely to smoke than the
population as a whole and
more than heterosexual people.
LGBT youth are of particular
concern. One large study of
multiple behavioral risk factors found that bisexual
youth are at the highest risk
compared with both heterosexual and homosexual youth.
Bisexual males were twice as
likely to smoke regularly
when compared to either gay
or straight young males. The
data was similar for young
females. A second study examined for this report found
that lesbian/bisexual girls
were an alarming 9.7 times
more likely to smoke weekly
compared to heterosexuals.
Beyond data, the full report
provides strategies for policy
change, effective and promising cessation programs, and
how to take action to support tobacco cessation in
LGBT communities. Access
the full report at http://
www.lungusa.org/assets/
documents/publications/lungdisease-data/lgbt-report.pdf
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Web-based Smokeless Tobacco Project
“Smokeless tobacco use
represents an important, and
often overlooked, public
health problem. Most of the
approximately 12 million
chewers in the U.S. want to
quit but have few resources
available for them to use to
get help. This situation is
even more difficult for youth
who chew, as very few cessation programs have been
designed specifically with
them in mind.”
conducted by Oregon Research Institute, and provides best practices approaches for quitting.
MyLastDip.com is a Webbased treatment program
for youth who use smokeless tobacco. It is funded by
a research grant from the
National Cancer Institute,
It was launched in October
2008, and more than 1000
participants have already
enrolled. College-aged chewing tobacco and snuff users
The MyLastDip research
project announced that they
are now recruiting participants! You can help ensure
the success of MyLastDip by
spreading the news to individuals, organizations, and
with colleagues that you
think would be interested.
can register to take part in
this free, self-help quitting
program. Participants are
asked to complete research
questionnaires on-line to
help evaluate the quitting
program, and can earn up to
$40.
To learn more about MyLastDip please visit
http://info.mylastdip.com/
“Adolescents
need to be
surrounded by safe
places, challenging
experiences and
caring people to
develop in healthy
ways.”
-Minnesota’s
Adolescent Health
Action Plan
Resources for Supporting GLBT Youth
Understanding and Supporting LGBT Youth
“This curriculum provides a
basic overview for understanding and supporting
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) youth.
Topics covered include:
Understanding and indentifying one’s values and beliefs regarding LGBT people, research-based information about the health and
well-being of LGBT
youth, coming out as
LGBT, identifying and
creating action plans
to support LGBT
youth.” The curriculum plan can be vied
at http://
mcclellandinstitute.arizona.edu/
PDFs/LGBT%20Lesson%
20Plan.pdf. For contact information on how to re-
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LGBT inclusive sexuality
education curriculum that
provides guidelines for a
unified approach to sexuality,
gender, HIV and human
rights education. It’s All One
was developed by an internaThe Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Net- tional working group convened by the Population
work (GLSEN)
Council. The curriculum
includes information on a
GLSEN is the leading navariety of topics including
tional education organizasexual health and well-being,
tion focused on ensuring
gender, sexuality, interpersafe schools for all students. sonal relationships, commuTheir website offers lesson nication and reproductive
plans, curricular tools, inhealth. The curriculum also
formation on teacher train- includes lessons plans and
ing programs and more. To fact sheets.
view a list of their programs, curriculum, and acTo learn more and download
tivities visit http://
the curriculum visit the
www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ Population Council website
all/educator/index.html
at http://
www.popcouncil.org/
publications/
It’s All One Curriculum
books/2010_ItsAllOne.asp.
It’s All One is a brand new
ceive an electronic copy of
the curriculum visit http://
mcclellandinstitute.arizona.edu/
contactform.html
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“As young
people navigate
the changes of
adolescence, it is
Parents’ Perspectives on Health Care for
Adolescents
A new report by the National Alliance to Advance
Adolescent Health, Parents’
Perspectives on Health Care for
Adolescents, provides a comprehensive look on parents’
perspectives on numerous
topics, such as health problems facing adolescents, experiences obtaining health
care for adolescents, parents’
role in their adolescent’s
health care, and staff and
services at health care sites
for adolescents. Using focus
groups, their study documents the views of 61 parents of adolescent child from
disadvantaged neighborhoods
in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
The focus group study found
that parents are extremely
concerned about the significant health issues facing adolescents today. They are
particularly concerned about
sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), substance abuse, mental health
problems, poor nutrition,
and lack of exercise.
Parents in all focus groups
believed it was their responsibility to keep their adolescents healthy and obtain care
for them. Many parents felt
that choices for care existed,
but they acknowledged that
some adolescents may not
receive the care they need
because of their parents.
“Parents want more guidance
from health professionals in talking with their adolescents about
health concerns and in identifying
early warning signs of problems.
They think an adolescent-friendly
health care site for adolescents
that offers a broad set of health
services delivered by an experienced and caring professional
staff would positively affect their
adolescents' health outcomes.”
To read the full report, please
v i s i t
h t t p : / /
www.thenationalalliance.org/
mar10/Parents_Perspectives%
20on_Health_Care%20_for%
20Adolescents.pdf
critical that they
receive the
guidance, support
and
encouragement
that fosters
healthy
development.”
-Minnesota’s
Adolescent Health
Action Plan
MOAPPP Trainings
Teen Pregnancy
Prevention 101
September 23, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Community Room at Snell
Motors
1900 Madison Avenue,
Mankato
“This training is intended for
professionals new to
the field of adolescent
pregnancy prevention.
Participants review the
basics of adolescent
pregnancy prevention
including pregnancy,
birth and STI statistics;
trends in adolescent
pregnancy and sexual
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behaviors; basics of adolescent
growth and development; risk
and protective factors associated with adolescent pregnancy; and prevention strategies that work. Each participant will leave with a basic
understanding of current research and resources, what to
do to promote adolescent
sexual health and where to go
for more information and
support.”
For more information, see the
flyer at http://
www.moappp.org/Documents/
events/2010/
TPP101_Sept2010.pdf OR
contact Lorie at 651.644.1447
x 12 or [email protected]
Access to Education for
Pregnant or Parenting
Teens– Save the Date
September 30, 2010
8:30 a.m.-3:00p.m
This forum will delve into the
meaning and scope of Title IX
of the Education Amendments
of 1972 with respect to the
prevention of discrimination
against students who are pregnant and/or parenting. There
will be content for both administrators and those who
work directly with students.
Save the date on your calendar
today! More detailed information can be found at the
MOAPPP website in the near
future. http://www.moappp.org
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More Trainings/Seminars
Meeting/Videoconference:
Sexual Health is a public
health issue… Let’s make
it a public health priority!
August 13, 2010
10:30 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.
Snelling Office Park
1645 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN
There are four ways to participate:
“One in three girls and one in
seven boys will be the victim of
sexual violence by the age of
eighteen. One in three women
will be victimized at some
point in her lifetime; in some
communities the rates are
even higher. This is the norm.
1.
long-term
Ashoka and Staples, Inc.
– Global Youth Social
Entrepreneur Competition
benefits.”
Deadline: September 20
adolescences has
-Minnesota’s
Adolescent Health
Action Plan
2.
Attend in person from
10:30 –1:30 (Bring your
own lunch)
Participate via videoconference at various locations around the state 11
a.m. –1:30 p.m. (contact
Doug Palmer @
3.
4.
[email protected]
for available location)
Watch via live streaming
video (register with Doug
Palmer to receive URL)
You may submit questions
for the panel ahead of
time (email Amy Kenzie
@
[email protected]
by August 6)
“Registration is required for all
locations by Wednesday,
August 11. Contact
[email protected]
indicating your name, contact
information, and the location
you will be attending.”
Grants
“Investment in
health during
We call it endemic. Are you
OK with that? To be an epidemic, the rates would have to
spike even higher. Join our
panel of prevention partners at
the Sexual Violence Prevention
Network meeting to learn
more about what’s being done
in Minnesota to make prevention a priority.”
“Ashoka, a global community
of leading social entrepreneurs, and Staples, Inc. have
announced the launch of the
fourth annual Staples/Ashoka
Youth Social Entrepreneur
Competition. The competition is open to existing and
new Youth Venture teams
made up of young people
between the ages of 12 and
24 whose entrepreneurial
ventures are making a positive impact on communities.
Youth Venture teams are
designed to identify and foster young entrepreneurs all
over the world who are creating positive change.
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Eight winners will be chosen
throughout the summer, and
in October the grand-prize
winner will be selected for
their outstanding impact,
innovation, and potential.
The grand-prize winning
team will be awarded a prize
worth $5,000. The seven
remaining winners will each
receive Achievement Awards
and prizes worth $500.”
Please contact the Ashoka
and Staples, Inc. for more
information and to apply for
this funding: http://
www.genv.net/en-us/staplesyse
Office Depot Foundation
– Community Grants
Deadline: November 15
“The Office Depot Foundation is providing grants to
nonprofits aimed at supporting disaster relief, community
building, and/or activities that
serve, teach, and inspire children and youth.
Grant amounts will be a
minimum of $50 and a maximum of $3,000. The majority
of grants issued are around
$1,000 and are supported by
in-kind donations when inventory allows. Nonprofit
organizations are eligible to
apply.”
Please contact the Office
Depot Foundation for more
information and to apply for
this funding: http://
www.officedepotfoundation.c
om/about_foundation.asp
A Vision for Healthy Adolescence:
Our responsibility as the community of Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health
Jennifer O’Brien
Adolescent Health Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64882
is to support and guide Minnesota youth in the
healthy development of being, belonging and becoming. This requires a focus on wholeness and
wellness, and seeing Minnesota youth as “at
promise” rather than “at risk”.
St Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 651-201-3627
Fax: 651-201-3590
E-mail: [email protected]
For more information on Minnesota’s Adolescent Health Action Plan, contact Jennifer
O’Brien or go to the Adolescent Health Gate-
http://www.health.state.mn.us/youth/
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