Presentations from NCSD's Advancing Sexual Health through State Sexual Health Plans Meeting

North Carolina State Team Representatives

As part of our heightened national leadership in STD prevention and sexual health and our growing investments in state policy work, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) hosted a meeting to further the development of state sexual health plans.  Held on February 20-21 in Washington DC,  the Advancing Sexual Health through State Sexual Health Plans Meeting was a first of its kind, bringing together approximately 50 key sexual health stakeholders from selected state and national partners.

This meeting supported participants to coordinate and maximize resources in their jurisdictions, provide guidance about key elements and partnerships that constitute effective plans, foster relationships between states experienced in or interested in creating state-wide sexual health plans, and connect state efforts to investments at the national level.

A complete agenda, a participant list, a primer about the meeting and all presentations are provided below.  For questions or additional information, please contact NCSD's Manager, Policy and Communications, Stephanie Arnold Pang at sarnold@ncsddc.org or 202-715-3865.

Meeting Agenda

Participant List

Meeting Primer

Resources Provided to Meeting Attendees

Wednesday, February 20

Session 1--Overview of national-level efforts in advancing sexual health

Overview of national efforts to advance sexual health
John Douglas, CDC

Session 2—Overview of state-level efforts in advancing sexual health

Oregon Youth Sexual Health Plan
Mary Gossart, OR

Delaware Adolescent Sexual Health State Plan: Addressing adolescent pregnancy and STI Prevention Alisa Jones and Judy Herrman, DE

Youth Sexual Health in Colorado: A Call to Action
Anne-Marie Braga and Mary Jane Cassalia, CO

Session 3—Getting started

Defining state sexual health plans and steps towards implementation
Megan Ivankovich, NCSD

Session 4A—Building partnerships

No time for turf: Partnerships to move adolescent sexual health forward in Michigan
Laurie Bechhofer and Kara Anderson, MI

Engaging and involving youth throughout the development of a state sexual health plan
Becca Bolden, CO

A Call to Action in Colorado: The partnership imperative
Lisa Olcese, CO

Money makes the world go round: Working with private businesses can greatly improve our sexual health plans
Dan Wohlfeiler, CA

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Thursday, February 21

Session 5—Actions and strategies to advance sexual health

1.   Education
Advancing sexual health education in North Carolina
Sally Swanson, NC

2.  Communications
Extending the reach of your state plan
Glynis Shea, MN

3.  Policy/advocacy
It’s our issue: Engaging and activating advocates in state-level reproductive health policy discussions
Katie Zenger, SC

4.  Research
Youth Action Research: Ensuring youth voice in state plans
Jessica Duke, OR

5.  Infrastructure/services
Meeting the needs of adolescents: Core competencies for sexual and reproductive health
Sharla Smith, CA

6.  Surveillance/data           
To the beat of a different drum: Washington State’s version of YRBS
Caitlin Safford, WA

Session 6—Monitoring and evaluation

Jessica Duke, OR
Judy Herrman and Catherine Dukes, DE

Session 7—Now what?

Brad Victor, OR

Judy Herrman and Catherine Dukes, DE
      Delaware Youth and Sexual Health Plan Update
     Perceptions of Reproductive Health Services in School-based Health Centers (Delaware),      Executive Summary

Mary Jane Cassalia and Lisa Olcese, CO

Session 9—Linking state and national investments

Returning to the big picture: Connecting state and federal investments to your needs
Stephanie Arnold Pang, NCSD

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Additional Resources and Materials:

Tribal HIV/STD Advocacy Kit and Tool Guide, Indian Health Service

Public Health Reports Supplemental on Sexual Health

WISE (Working to Institutionalize Sex Ed) tool kit

Resource for Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

Delaware Adolescent Sexual Health Plan- Yearly Review Action Step Chart

Delaware Op-ed on Teen Pregnancy Prevention