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- Registration by June 25th is required to receive dial-in information and
handouts (after June 20 - $15 late fee).
- There is a $25 fee for this session. Registration is based
on the number of phone lines used by an agency or individual, not by
the number of listeners.
- 1.5 Nursing and 1.5 CHES contact hours will be available for $10
per participant
- We encourage the use of speaker phones for multiple listeners
- 1 page printable flyer in pdf
Overview
This audio conference, designed for health educators, family planning clinic staff, and youth-serving professionals, nurses and nurse practitioners, reviews the latest social science research on adolescent contraceptive use, addresses best practices for youth-friendly reproductive health services, explores ways to expand contraceptive and condom access for underserved teens, and provides information on replicable, evaluated programs.
Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify the latest trends in adolescent contraceptive use.
- Discuss protective and risk factors related to adolescent contraceptive use.
- Identify ten best practices that health clinics can implement to ensure the “youth-friendliness” of reproductive and sexual health services.
- Identify five evaluated programs designed to improve knowledge and increase access to contraception among young people.
- Describe an innovative research strategy to improve youth-friendly reproductive and sexual health services in your community.
Facilitator
- Laura Davis
- is Director of Adolescent Sexual Health Services at
Advocates for Youth. She has both international and domestic experience, including more than twenty years of program planning, teaching, training, and organizational development in the field of reproductive health. She is the former manager of a mall-based family planning clinic for teens and has worked as a consultant with International Planned Parenthood Federation and the United States Agency for International Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. She is the co-author (with Dr. Claire Brindis) of Communities Responding to the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (Advocates for Youth, 1998) and Protection as Prevention: Contraception for Sexually Active Teens (National Campaign, 2000). Ms. Davis received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Women's Studies from the College of Wooster in Ohio and a Master's Degree in Women's Studies from Ohio State University.
Audience
Health educators, family planning clinic staff, nurses and nurse practitioners, and youth-serving professionals.
Contact Hours
Participants can earn nursing contact hours and CHES contact hours for a $10 processing fee.
HCET is an approved provider of nursing continuing education by the Indiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Health Care Education and Training, Inc. is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Audio Conferencing
Audio conferencing allows participants easy access to important topics without having to travel far or be out of the office for an extended period of time.
Participation
- Please register with HCET
- Reserve a location that is quiet and convenient
- Dial-in approximately 10 minutes before the start of the training using the toll-free number provided and enter the conference code when prompted
(the training WILL start on time). We encourage the use of speaker phones for multiple listeners.
- The dial-in number will be sent to you via email 2-3 days before the program
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12:30 - 2pm ET