Healthy Native Youth monthly e-Newsletter

January 2025

New Year and New Beginnings

Happy New Year from Healthy Native Youth! We hope you were able to rest over the winter break and reboot! With a new year brings new beginnings – an opportunity to plan for adolescent health education programming in 2025.

This month’s newsletter spotlights a comprehensive sexual health curriculum for Native teens, tools for educators & parents, plus teaching resources for schools and communities. Gear up and Go for it!

Need some inspiration? Hear from high school students who attended the NW NARCH Research Academy kick-off in Portland last summer. Participants built connections with Indigenous researchers, learned about relatable Indigenous public health topics, and are working on a community-based research project to finish the program.

Community of Practice

2025 CoP Line Up: Save-the-Dates!

Coming Up: Spawn Safely! Ending the HIV/STI Epidemic

Heads Up! Valentine’s Day, spring break, and sports travel are right around the corner for teens and young adults. Our next CoP session will share educational sex ed resources and best practices for prevention.

Don't Forget: Sign up now to add the “CoP save-the-dates” to your monthly calendar.

In Case You Missed It: Happy New Year with We R Native!

January’s CoP focused on We R Native, a multi-media health resource for Native youth, and how health educators and caring adults can refer Native teens and young adults to the site for health information.

If you missed it, there is an array of topics to choose from in the CoP Recorded Sessions & Handout Library.

Watch as a team for professional development or continuing education training for ideas!

Visit the Library of Recorded Sessions

Healthy Native Youth Website Spotlights

Trendsetting Native STAND 2.0

Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum for Native Teens

Native STAND 2.0 is a comprehensive sexual health curriculum for Native high school students that focuses on life goals, communication, healthy relationships, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, and teen pregnancy prevention, while also covering drug and alcohol misuse, suicide, and dating violence. The program is trending in Native schools and changing lives!

Download the free facilitator’s manual, lesson plans, and supporting materials on Healthy Native Youth!

Download Native STAND 2.0 Curriculum

Ready-to-Use Template: Implementation Action Plan

Visit the Implementation Toolbox for all your program planning needs, ideas, or motivation! An Implementation Action Plan can help you prepare - offering ideas and templates to guide you through the process, when you select and implement a curriculum.

Download Implementation Action Plan Template

Talking is Power! Text Message Campaign for Caring Adults

Today’s youth have questions on their minds about growing up. They also would like to learn about adolescence from their #1 influencer – a parent or trusted adult.

Text the word EMPOWER to 94449 to receive weekly text messages that offer culturally appropriate tips and resources, covering sexual health, pregnancy, STDs, and consent! Opt-in today!