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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 Goals1. 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.
MembershipGovernmental
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 DevelopmentShifting 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
TextingSoap OperasBlood testing????
What we’re doing about it
Forward Daniel Coronado any youth related stuff you can find!
Final Thoughts and Questions
Thank You