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healthGAMERS Part Two: Interview With Melanie Lazarus, MPH

June 30, 2009 by 6 Comments

June 30, 2009 Today in my Twitter feed (yes, I finally joined, see sidebar badge!) I immediately benefited from the 'following' phenom to shortcut my research time when a new friend/follower in … [Read more...]

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Diagnosis Endometriosis: What to Know As Preteens Grow

March 31, 2009 by 21 Comments

Mar. 31, 2009 Today I was planning on posting part two in my series on the  Focus on Youth Sex::Tech Conference resources featuring health education tools, widgets, sex ed primers and helpful digital … [Read more...]

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Get Out of Your Own Life! Environmental Influence on Kids

March 30, 2009 by 9 Comments

Mar. 30, 2009 Mea culpa for the unannounced vanishing act, but I’ve been out of town interviewing teens in a different ‘pocket’ of the greater Bay Area, exploring how environmental influences (peers, … [Read more...]

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