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In/Tend Incubator Hub Office Hours

In/Tend Incubator Hub Office Hours

July 11, 2024, 9:30 - 10:30 PM ETJuly 19, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ETJuly 22, 2024, 2:30 - 3:30 PM ETAre you passionate about making positive change in adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Interested in digging deep into the world of human-centered design to...

From Seeds to Solutions: Innovation Blooms at Sprout

From Seeds to Solutions: Innovation Blooms at Sprout

Learn about the ideas that bloomed at Sprout: A Design Challenge and explore the process that nourished creativity, with insights from an attendee.By Emily (Skywark) Connor By Deb CoffyJune 13, 2024For four days in May, seven teams, made up of three individuals each,...

Welcome, Emily!

Welcome, Emily!

We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join our Innovation and Research Department February 22, 2024We’re excited to have Emily Rose Connor join Milagros, April, Bianca, Charlie Blue, Dai, Kaitlyn, and Patricia in our Innovation and Research department as a Design...

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by Thrivology

Seeds of Healing: A Community Garden Experience by ThrivologySeptember 29, 2023In their modest and unassuming form, seeds encapsulate the potential for transformation and growth. Just as these seeds thrive when nurtured and cared for, so do our intentions, dreams,...

Our Culture of Innovation

Our Culture of Innovation

We push the boundaries of imagination to develop innovative approaches to adolescent health. This is how we create the space to do it.By Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP August 1, 2023We live in a world full of complex and challenging issues—the...

How to Use Storytelling as a Vehicle for Social Change

How to Use Storytelling as a Vehicle for Social Change

6 Storytelling Lessons Learned while Creating the Casey Young Parents Stories.By Patricia Natalie, MA June 8, 2023When I first joined Healthy Teen Network in March 2022, my first project was to “create stories about young parents that can affect policy change.” Wow, I...

Get Ready for Our Staff Sessions at #HealthyTeen22

Get Ready for Our Staff Sessions at #HealthyTeen22

This is only a sneak peak of our incredible line-up of some of our conference sessions; you’ll just have to join us in Miami for #HealthyTeen22 to get the full experience! September 23, 2022We’re counting down the days to #HealthyTeen22 in Miami. While we may not be...

Intern Spotlight: Welcome, Mariam!

Intern Spotlight: Welcome, Mariam!

We’re excited to have Mariam Delgado join our team as a Graphic Design Intern! September 19, 2022Mariam Delgado is a bright designer looking to make an impact in the sexual and reproductive health field! We were drawn to the work in her digital portfolio: she uses...

Welcome, Patricia!

Welcome, Patricia!

We’re excited to have Patricia Natalie join Mila and Nick in our Innovation & Research department. April 7, 2022Patricia Natalie is a curious learner who loves to ask questions and find patterns. If you look closer, you might think you actually see a light bulb...

Can We All Use Human-Centered Design?

Can We All Use Human-Centered Design?

Part two of our series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 29, 2021A lmost 15 years ago, when I took my first Human-Centered Design (HCD) course, I never imagined that I would...

Let’s Be End-User Centered

Let’s Be End-User Centered

A two-part series on why using human-centered design can help us create better resources, programs, and services.By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 21, 2021A s a young woman growing up in the Andes of Peru, nothing irritated me more than seeing many outsiders telling...

To be or not to be (on camera)?  That is the question….

To be or not to be (on camera)? That is the question….

Quick tips to build motivation to turn the camera on.By Valerie Sedivy, PhD July 15, 2021By far, the most common challenge we hear from facilitators working in virtual settings is that young people do not want to be on camera. There are so many reasons why this might...

Help Young People Make a Game Plan for Their Health with Volt20

Help Young People Make a Game Plan for Their Health with Volt20

We wanted to create a virtual tool that educators and students love. The goal is to help young people create a plan for a healthy future.March 26, 2020Looking for a way to engage the young people you work with while maintaining social distancing? Consider using Volt20...

Evidence Is the Building Block of Innovation

Evidence Is the Building Block of Innovation

How does evidence inform innovation? Healthy Teen Network recently shared our position statement on evidence and innovation.January 17, 2019We talk a lot about evidence and innovation…or maybe we just hear all the time about how we need to be evidence-based and also...

Some Thoughts on the P-Word

Some Thoughts on the P-Word

Let us show you how we are centering pleasure in adolescent sex ed with the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge. By Nicholas Sufrinko July 31, 2018 I have a thought. What if, despite the continued attacks from an administration hostile to providing adolescents with...

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