Healthy Teen Network Inc

HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK INCUBATOR INNOVATION HUB: "IN/TEND" - THE HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK INNOVATION INCUBATOR HUB ENVISIONS A WORLD THAT AFFIRMS AND CELEBRATES EVERY YOUNG PERSON FOR WHO THEY ARE AND ENSURES THAT THEY HAVE THE AGENCY, OPPORTUNITY, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PRIORITIZE THEIR BODIES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND FUTURES. WE HAVE NAMED OUR HUB IN/TEND: THE PLAY ON WORDS CALLS TO MIND “INNOVATION,” “INCUBATOR,” AND “INTENTION” TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE WILL BE A CONDUIT FOR TRANSFORMING UNJUST SYSTEMS BY EMBRACING PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND DESIGN, AND WE “TEND” OR “CARE” FOR THE INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT TEAMS (IDT) TO BUILD THEIR INNOVATION CAPACITY AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPES. OUR HUB WILL BE A VIBRANT ECOSYSTEM BRINGING TOGETHER DREAMERS, DOERS, INNOVATORS, AND CHANGE-MAKERS WHO STRETCH AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF IMAGINATION TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ADOLESCENT HEALTH. WE WILL BE GUIDED IN OUR WORK BY OUR INNOVATION APPROACH, WHICH WEAVES TOGETHER THE PRINCIPLES HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN (HCD) AND LIBERATORY DESIGN (LD). WE WILL CHALLENGE NORMS, AMPLIFY DIVERSE VOICES, AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY, CONNECTING A COMMUNITY OF DISRUPTORS, TO ENSURE OUR WORK REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE WILL FOSTER A CULTURE OF INNOVATION ROOTED IN EQUITY THAT EMBRACES THE BELIEF IN UNIVERSAL CREATIVITY, ENCOURAGES EXPERIMENTATION AND ITERATION, VALUES DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, CONSIDERS CONSTRAINTS AS CATALYSTS, AND REMAINS ADAPTIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO SYSTEMIC INEQUITY AND THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND ENHANCE THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) AND WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS BY INTENTIONALLY CULTIVATING IDTS TO DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATIONS. GROUNDED BY OUR VISION AND INNOVATION CULTURE, AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA), WE WILL EXPAND WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE SRH OUTCOMES, PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY FOR YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. WE WILL BE AN EXPERT INTERMEDIARY, SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COHORTS OF DIVERSE IDTS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND REFINE PROTOTYPES OF INNOVATIONS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES. IN/TEND WILL ENRICH THE BROADER TPP CONTINUUM AND ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH (OASH) AND OPA, AS WE SUPPORT IDTS IN DISCOVERY, EXPLORING GAPS AND USER NEEDS, IDENTIFYING EXISTING ASSETS AND STRENGTHS, AND BUILDING IDEAS THROUGH TO PROTOTYPE USING PARTICIPATORY METHODS, IN PURSUIT OF INNOVATIONS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS), OR ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS, AND PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CENTER TO EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND CARE - HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH (THE CORE TEAM) PROPOSE TO CREATE A RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE CENTER TO EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND CARE. THE CENTER WILL SYNTHESIZE AND TRANSLATE EXISTING RESEARCH INTO BEST PRACTICES, APPROACHES, AND STRATEGIES. WE DEFINE TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES COMPREHENSIVELY AND HOLISTICALLY AND WILL BE GUIDED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION’S SIX KEY PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES, PAIRED WITH A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACH FOR TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE. WE WILL CREATE RESEARCH-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO HEALTH PROVIDERS, CAREGIVERS, AND YOUTH-SUPPORTING PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH POLICYMAKERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, WE WILL FACILITATE DISSEMINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BEST PRACTICES OF THE INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK FOR DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. OUR WORK WILL BE ENRICHED BY A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH A RESEARCH ALLIANCE COMPOSED OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN RESEARCHERS, YOUTH-SUPPORTING PROFESSIONALS, AND YOUTH. OUR CORE TEAM AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE IS A PARTNERSHIP OF PEOPLE REMARKABLY WELL-TRAINED AND WELL-SUITED TO DO THIS WORK, WITH A DIVERSITY OF EXPERTISE AND PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PROVEN TRACK RECORDS OF CONDUCTING AND TRANSLATING RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND WORKING WITH DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITIES, AND YOUTH POPULATIONS.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF NEW OR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY (TIER 2B)

SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVES TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY

MATERNAL, INFANT & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: NATIONAL/STATE COALITION CAPACITY

THE KEY TO SHS: INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION

PROMOTING ADOLESCENT HEALTH THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED HIV/STD PREVENTION AND SCHOOL-BASED SURVEILLANCE

ADOLESCENT HEALTH/SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH

PRIORITY 8B: PROJECT TRIBE: TRAINING/ TA & RESOURCES ON INTERVENTIONS BASED ON EV

PRIORITY 8B: PROJECT TRIBE: TRAINING/ TA & RESOURCES ON INTERVENTIONS BASED ON EV