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Dialing for Disorders: Let’s Move To Prevent Them By July 12!

June 29, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

June 29, 2010 As a kids' health advocate (inside and out) I’ve been covering the "HUGE" conversation pertaining to media’s responsibility and accountability in how the portrayal of being overweight in our appearance-obsessed culture is handled. (Huge: Part One, Part Two) Now it’s time to weigh in on the policy piece. (I'm not referring to RWJF's annual "F as in Fat" … [Read more...]

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Teen Health Dialogues: Coming of Age in A Sex Saturated Culture

February 18, 2010 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

Feb. 21, 2015 Update! Speaking of teen health dialogues, here's more on Shaping Youth about 2014's YTH.org (Youth Tech Health) Live event (sneak peak of 2015 sessions here) and a heads up/save the date notice for April 26, 2015 where they'll once again bring together bright minds and big solutions in important conversations surrounding youth and public health. This year I truly … [Read more...]

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Sex::Tech 2010; Teens & Public Health Converge (Pt. 1 of 3)

February 16, 2010 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

Feb. 16, 2010 Ten days from now the mother of all sexual health conferences takes place again in San Francisco with the name Sex::Tech itself conjuring controversy, intrigue, and a bit of confusion. I’ve been sending people over to the Ypulse interview with Margaret Lucas from ISIS-Inc. (Internet Sexuality Information Services, the host org) for an FAQ primer…because it's … [Read more...]

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Swine Flu School Panic? NGC Now Offers Sick Day Media

November 16, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Nov. 16, 2009 Tune into the way back machine to get some pertinent media wisdom for today’s H1N1 pandemic scaring the stuffing out of young kids. See the poster at left? It was produced in 1939 at the beginning of WWII as a precautionary poster to quell panic and stiffen resolve if the Nazis succeeded in invading Great Britain. Though never used, it can teach us a lot … [Read more...]

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SexEd Abstracts Due For SexTech Summit: Not Your Mother’s Media

November 9, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Nov. 8, 2009 One of our SexTech.org ‘top ten’ posts continues to be the Top Ten Teen SexEd videos created by students, for students in an effort to improve the lousy coverage of an inevitably touchy subject in schools. If you're unfamiliar with Isis-Inc.org (Internet Sexuality Information Services) they're an amazing health advocacy crew that epitomizes the concept of Shaping … [Read more...]

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