HFTX June Newsletter: Summer Highlights

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Youth Advocates (YA) Recruitment Now Open!

We’re excited to launch the Youth Advocates (YA) recruitment process for high school students in Brownsville, Dallas, and San Antonio. YA empowers students to become leaders in the adolescent health movement, advocating for evidence-based sex education and teen-friendly healthcare.

To apply, students must:

Be enrolled in grades 9-12 for the 2024-2025 school year
Complete a YA application via Google Forms
Attend a virtual interview
If accepted, submit a parent/guardian permission slip
Commit to at least 80% of meetings (held twice a month, August-May)

Help us spread the word! This program is a fantastic opportunity for youth to develop leadership skills and make a positive community impact. The application deadline is August 1st, 2024. Apply for: San Antonio - Dallas - Brownsville

Thank you for supporting the next generation of leaders!

Introducing Our Medical Advisory Committee

At Healthy Futures of Texas, we prioritize delivering evidence-based, medically accurate reproductive education programs for youth and parents. To ensure the highest standards, we have established the Medical Advisory Committee. This team of esteemed medical and health education professionals, including physicians, nurses, and health educators, guides our organization on medical health issues, trends, and best practices. Their expertise ensures our programs are current, comprehensive, and effective in meeting the evolving needs of our community. Learn more about our Medical Advisory Committee here.

New School District Fact Sheets!

Discover our new School District Adolescent Health Fact Sheets, designed to assess student needs and foster collaboration between parents/guardians and schools for better health education. You might be able to find your district! Check them out here.

Texas Is Ready also provides direct support to school districts, charters, SHACs, and communities. Submit this form for assistance in implementing high-quality sexual health education. Questions? email [email protected]

Summer Stats: Insights from Fast Fact Fridays

This month on #FastFactFridays, we're focusing on summer statistics. During school holidays, preteens and teens under 14 are more likely to experience pregnancies, with peak months for births in March, April, and September—nine months after June, July, and December. This trend was disrupted only in 2020 during the pandemic. Older teens also face increased pregnancy risks in June, December, October, and November. Source: CDC Natality dataset, 2016-2022.

Are you a Texas clinician, educator, counselor, parent, or youth who is passionate about sexual health? Please take a few minutes to fill out our stakeholder voices survey, which will help inform our future policy work. We want to hear how Texas laws on issues like birth control access and health education impact you or the young people you work with. Respondents can choose to enter their email address for a chance to win a $50 gift card.

ERRATUM: Last month as part of our Advocacy Updates we stated that starting May 1st, emergency contraception is officially a covered benefit, regardless of their healthcare plan. Please excuse our error as we provide the correct information: After May 1, 2024, Healthy Texas Women (HTW) and Family Planning Program providers may be reimbursed for counseling on and the provision of emergency contraception.

Exciting opportunities alert! Healthy Futures of Texas is seeking talented individuals for the following positions:

Email [email protected] for more information.

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