Raising the Bar 2011: Elevating Adolescent Sexual Health and Promoting Social Justice

October 19 & 20, 2011

Who Attends?

Raising the Bar 2011 expects to attract 200 state and regional clinicians, youth service professionals, teachers, health educators, social workers, and advocates to this two day conference.

 

Conference participants represent a variety of organizations and fields, including:

  • School-based health centers
  • Schools
  • After-school programs
  • Youth development programs
  • Family planning clinics
  • Public health departments
  • Foster care organizations
  • Community health centers and clinics
  • Youth advocacy organizations
  • Professional and medical associations
  • Family advocacy and parent involvement programs

 
Focus Areas and Learning Objectives

Health Access and Delivery - Increase knowledge and skills about age-appropriate, LGBTQ, and culturally inclusive health services and health education for teens

Policy - Identify holistic policy solutions for increasing access to comprehensive sex education, increasing health equity, & supporting pregnant and parenting teens

Advocacy Leadership Development - Increase knowledge and skills around advocating for effective policies and programs and being a community leader

Community Organizing - Increase skills to educate and build community support for health education resources and services

Evidence-Based Comprehensive Approaches - Identify evidence-based approaches for promoting positive health outcomes for youth


Topics under these focus areas include:

  • Teen pregnancy and HIV/STD prevention
  • Reproductive health care and access
  • Sexuality education
  • Science-based approaches
  • Male involvement
  • Cultural competency
  • Serving and engaging disenfranchised youth and their communities
  • Teen parenting and young families
  • Best practices in program implementation and evaluation
  • Local and state policy responses
  • Emerging research on adolescent reproductive health
  • Youth development and teen pregnancy prevention
  • Highlights of local efforts and programs
  • Impact of school-based health centers
  • Family and adult involvement and engagement