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The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the...
Nov 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developed a Healthy Homes Youth App to help preteens learn about their indoor...
Nov 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s more than 125 policy statements are drafted, reviewed, and updated by NACCHO advisory groups every three years. These policy...
Nov 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Community-based organizations are invited to submit applications to receive capacity building assistance through Advocates for Youth’s...
Nov 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released new...
Nov 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call widespread lack of...
Oct 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO recently hosted a webinar about the experiences of two local health departments – Florida Department of Health in Pinellas...
Sep 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But,...
Sep 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Aug 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students’ well-being. The survey has consistently indicated that specific school-based supports are related to a safer and more […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developed a Healthy Homes Youth App to help preteens learn about their indoor environment, including common hazards found in homes like lead, mold, and indoor air pollutants. The app is currently available for Apple devices here.
NACCHO’s more than 125 policy statements are drafted, reviewed, and updated by NACCHO advisory groups every three years. These policy statements form the basis for NACCHO’s federal advocacy. NACCHO recently released the 2018 Compendium of Policy Recommendations, which includes recommendations from more than 100 policy statements approved by the NACCHO Board of Directors. Topics added or […]
Community-based organizations are invited to submit applications to receive capacity building assistance through Advocates for Youth’s Queer & Gender Equity Project (QGEP). More than 10 years ago, Advocates launched the QGEP, previously known as the Anti-Homophobia and Transphobia Project, and seeks to build the capacity of organizations interested in and committed to improving the sexual...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released new Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) products, including interactive web pages, an animated video, and flipbook. The interactive web pages include a general overview of the WSCC model, WSCC fact sheet, and highlight the six school components of […]
This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call widespread lack of sexual health care, despite high rates of STIs and sexual abuse, an ethical and public health failure New York, NY (October 15, 2018) — In October 2017, leading organizations working on juvenile justice, adolescent sexual health policy, […]
NACCHO recently hosted a webinar about the experiences of two local health departments – Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County and Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County – in engaging with school districts and other key community stakeholders through a year-long action planning process to implement school-based HIV and STD prevention programs. Through […]
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But, due to a small but vocal group of folks who organize with the sole purpose of opposing sex education, this basic human right continues to be denied to young people in communities everywhere. The key to overcoming this kind […]
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...
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