Posts Tagged health education

Back to School…and Beyond

August 15, 2014 | by YTH | in Health, innovation, mobile, sexual health, social media, Technology | share:

Over and over in issues of health, particularly sexual health, we run into the problem of education. It’s difficult to convince someone to use a condom or get that rash checked out if they don’t understand the consequences. In part, the issue needs to be addressed in […]

Innovations for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

February 24, 2014 | by YTH | in college students, Health, mobile, youth | share:

Innovations for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

As many as 24 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder. Yet, there is still a great need for eating disorder awareness, as eating disorders are often normalized by the media and the conversations surrounding them often perpetuate harmful myths. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week was created by […]

Liveblog: Curricula: In Classroom & Out

April 9, 2013 | by YTH | in YTH Live | share:

When we talk about “comprehensive sex ed” it frequently means we talk about birth control & just throw in some anatomy. Comprehensive is a big word – how can we re-envision that to be something better? .. and how can we be funny, clever, & a voice that teens hear?