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Welcome to the Team!

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ANA BELÉN ZELAYA

We are so excited to introduce to you Ana Belén Zelaya, our new Texas is
Ready Program Coordinator. Before joining the Texas is Ready project, Ana
Belén supported the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative, a multi-agency
federally funded project that aimed to help young people in the Texas
foster care system feel connected, safe, and empowered to make informed
decisions about their relationships and sexual health. During her tenure
with the project, she co-authored a four-hour sexuality training for
caregivers and mentors to help them feel comfortable with having ongoing
trauma-informed conversations with young people in care regarding their
sexual health and relationships, and co-authored an affirmative and
comprehensive sex education youth curriculum that was co-created with Young
Adult Consultants, called Thrive.

Additionally, Ana Belén is a first-year Master of Public Health student
and a Bloomberg Fellow in Adolescent Health at Johns Hopkins
University.  

CONTACT ANA BELÉN

Professional Development

It's almost time to trade in our travel plans for lesson plans. Be sure
to pencil in some time to take advantage of these professional development
offerings and resources.

UPCOMING TEXAS IS READY WEBINARS:

AUGUST 17TH, 12 PM - 1 PM: Community-based orgs - Reestablishing
partnerships with schools

SEPTEMBER 14TH, 12 PM - 1 PM: Texas is Ready to serve your Schools &
Communities

Learn more & register at www.texasisready.org/trainings [3]

[Texas is Ready Trainings] [4]

[Implementing SHAC Mandates] [5]

IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (SHAC) MANDATES

Action for Healthy Kids is hosting a free webinar on implementing SHAC
rules. Some districts are still struggling with the new rules for SHACs
that were passed in 2021. Join Jasmine Wightman, Senior Attorney with TX
Association of School Boards as she provides guidance on what and how these
rules affect your SHAC and your curriculum approval process.

REGISTER HERE [5]

[South Texas Summit] [6]

6TH ANNUAL SOUTH TEXAS ADOLESCENT HEALTH SUMMIT

Don't miss the chance to join professionals from the Rio Grande Valley to
receive advanced training and technical support and access a network of
experts with the latest information and best practices around adolescent
development, positive youth development, adolescent-friendly services, and
how to apply the quality components of care through the stages of
adolescence.

Wednesday, Aug. 23 (virtual only) &/or Thursday, Aug. 24 (in-person)

NEW THIS YEAR IS THE TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT SUMMIT that is happening as part
of the South Texas Summit. This will be in-person on FRIDAY, AUG. 25 at the
McAllen Convention Center and it's FREE TO ATTEND FOR YOUTH 17-24 YEARS OF
AGE. They will also receive a $50 STIPEND to attend. 

Continuing education for multiple disciplines will be provided.

Click on the fliers below or click here [6] to register for the South Texas
Summits.

For questions, email J.R. Chester at [email protected]. 

[South Texas Summit] [6]

[South Texas Adolescent Summit] [6]

FREE Resources

STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed Dating
Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships [7], a
comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model to stop teen dating
violence before it starts. Dating Matters is an evidence-based teen dating
violence prevention model that includes prevention strategies for
individuals, peers, families, schools, and neighborhoods. It focuses on
teaching 11-14 year olds healthy relationship skills before they start
dating and reducing behaviors that increase the risk for dating violence,
like substance abuse and sexual risk-taking. For questions, contact
[email protected].

[CDC's Dating Matters] [7]

REQUEST TEXAS IS READY SERVICES

Did you know that Texas is Ready provides direct, one-on-one support to
school districts, charters, SHACs, and communities? Submit this form
[8] and let us know how we can support you in implementing high-quality
sexual health education .

For questions, email J.R. Chester at [email protected]. 

Manage my preferences [9]

 

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