RECONVENE RECAP
NSC Reconvene #4 Revisit, Recharge, Renew
California Adolescent Sexual Health Work Group (ASHWG) Vision: Create a coordinated, collaborative, and integrated system among government and non-government organizations to promote and protect the sexual and reproductive health of youth in California.
ASHWG Goals 1. To increase awareness of ways to foster an integrative approach to HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention 2. To strengthen communication and collaboration among HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Membership Governmental California Department of Public Health MCAH OFP Office of AIDS STD Control Branch California Department of Education California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs Non-Governmental CA Family Health Council MCH Action CA Adolescent Health Collaborative Center for Health Training ETR Associates Gay/Straight Alliance Network Health Initiatives for Youth Internet Sexuality Information Services (ISIS)
Take Home Questions About: Hard-to-reach Groups (i.e. Foster, Homeless) Disparities in Sexual Health (HIV) Education Addressing Youth
Reaching the Hard to Reach Special needs of youth in foster care and homeless youth demand special consideration Identified ASHWG Objective: Increase attention to media, technology, & social marketing/ Increasing access to confidential testing & medical Services
Addressing Disparity Area where collaboration/ increasing representation is really important Data integration efforts with ASHWG (Addressing co-morbidities) Identified ASHWG Objective: Develop age- appropriate and medically accurate education
Youth Development Shifting the way that we think Focus on building STRENGTHS more than reducing risks or deficits Build ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS more than services for youth Allowing for YOUTH VOICE not controlling or directing it LONG TERM COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT not just family members and professionals or quick fixes
What we’re doing about it Youth advisory entity 1. Establish what we already know 2. Decide what we want to know (snowball survey and phone interviews) 3. Determine the best method to find out using the Youth Development model as a theoretical framework
What we’re doing about it ASHWG is exploring how they can bring on an intern(s) An eye to teh internets! Cell phones are now for Texting Soap Operas Blood testing????
What we’re doing about it Forward Daniel Coronado any youth related stuff you can find!
Final Thoughts and Questions
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