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MOAPPP-sponsored events:

February 10, 2010
2 Trainings: Meeting the Unique Needs of Adolescent Mothers & Fathers and Practical Tips for Working with Teen Moms & Dads

February 17 & March 3, 2010
Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Information Sessions - Same Information, Two Dates

February 19, 2010
Safer Choices: Training of School Teams

March 8-9, 2010
It's That Easy! Helping Parents Raise Sexually Healthy Children
Designed for Hmong community professionals

March 23-25, 2010
Safer Choices: Training of Educators
NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE

Coalition for Responsible Sex Ed events:

March 24, 2010
Youth Lobby Day

Other events of interest:

February 20, 2010
Minnetonka Parent Fair

February 26, 2010
Provider Summit on Young Gay/Bi Men and HIV

April 7, 2010
The 2010 Minnesota Annual Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference:
Prevention Works! Taking the Message Home

Welcome to MOAPPP

MOAPPP is the statewide leader in promoting adolescent sexual health, preventing adolescent pregnancy and gaining support for adolescent parents. We achieve this by developing, strengthening and advancing science-based policies and programs.

Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Information Sessions - Same Information, Two Dates

February 17
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Brookdale Area Library
Brooklyn Center

March 3
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Conference call
Call in number: 1-866-212-0875
Passcode: 184928#

Funding for science-based teen pregnancy prevention programming will be available this coming spring from the new federal Office of Adolescent Health. MOAPPP will share what it has learned about this funding during two information sessions. Join staff from MOAPPP, the Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center and the Departments of Education and Health to learn which teen pregnancy prevention programs are likely to be funded, what constitutes a "promising program," where to find data to make your case, and things to think about when applying for federal funds.

To reserve a space for the in-person session, please RSVP.

Visit the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's information page for the latest developments regarding funding. MOAPPP will also share any updates it receives via its website. Stay tuned!

Attention Young Filmmakers - Tell MOAPPP What it Means to Be a Healthy Young Person

Here's an opportunity for young people, ages 13 to 24, to create and submit video public service announcements to MOAPPP that respond to the question: "what does it mean to be a healthy young person today?" Click here for more information.

Rising Teen Pregnancy Rate Indicate a Need for Smarter Investments

The Guttmacher Institute just released a new report detailing trends in national and state teen pregnancy, birth and abortion rates. While many of the data for Minnesota have been shared before, the report provides an overall national snapshot, as well as state rankings. Minnesota's overall rates continue to be among the lowest in the country, but rates among populations of color in Minnesota are among the country's highest. MOAPPP tracks teen pregnancy and birth rates as a means of showing the state's progress toward or retreat from effective prevention efforts and teen parent support. Rising rates indicate a need for smarter investments, and realistic support of young people from the adults in their communities.

Jump in HIV Cases in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health reports a 13% increase in HIV/AIDS cases between 2008 and 2009—a 17-year high. There was a particularly large increase in HIV infections among young men, ages 15-24. The rising number of HIV cases indicate that current efforts to reach young people with effective prevention messages and negotiation skills are not sufficient. This is an opportunity for all Minnesotans to reflect on whether or not the young people in their lives receive consistent, clear prevention information that speaks to them where they are at—not only where we might wish them to be.

MOAPPP Conference

Conference Preview

This year’s conference brings with it the possibility of an appearance by the recently confirmed US Surgeon General. MOAPPP officially invited Dr. Regina Benjamin to address our conferees and, if her schedule permits, her appearance brings with it national recognition of MOAPPP as a leader in our field. Even if the Surgeon General is unable to join us, conference planners have confirmed three highly respected and charismatic keynote speakers to provide data, stories and calls to action during the upcoming conference. They are: James Wagoner, Hector Sanchez-Flores and Michele Ozumba.

Visit the conference page for more information.

Call for Exhibitors

Please join us as an exhibitor for the 19th Annual MOAPPP Conference, May 6-7, 2010 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. The MOAPPP Conference convenes approximately 400 social service and health care providers, educators, advocates, program directors and youth who work to promote adolescent sexual health, prevent adolescent pregnancy, HIV and STIs, and support pregnant and parenting teens in Minnesota. Visit the conference page of the MOAPPP website for more information and an application.

MOAPPP Annual Awards

MOAPPP will confer awards in the following categories at its annual conference:

  • Advocate of the Year
  • Outstanding Individual of the Year
  • Program of the Year
  • Teen of the Year

To nominate a person or organization in any of these categories, please submit a complete nomination (PDF) to Brigid Riley, MOAPPP Executive Director at brigid@moappp.org. For more information about the conference, please contact Sally Mandler, Conference Coordinator at sally@moappp.org, 651-644-1447 x13.


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