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Youth Sexual Health Symposium

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control in collaboration with the Health Federation of Philadelphia, PA/MIDAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, the School District of Philadelphia and Health Partners hosted a Youth Sexual Health Symposium promoting healthy sexual decisions among adolescent.

The Youth Sexual Health Symposium (YSHS) was held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The agenda is below and contains a links to the PDF version of the PowerPoint presentations used by each presenter during this Symposium.

To download the agenda in a printable format click here.

To download the program flyer in a printable format click here.

AGENDA

7:45-8:30 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:00AM Welcome, Opening Remarks

• Donald Schwarz, MD, MPH; Health Commmissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity
  Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH)

9:00-10:00AM Opening Keynote: Sex Needs a New Metaphor (Less Baseball...More Pizza)

• Al Vernacchio, MSEd; Sexuality Educator
  Friends' Central School
  

10:00-10:10AM Break

10:15-11:30AM Breakout Session 1
MSM Youth, Love & Intimacy

• Noel Ramirez, MSW, MPH; Program Coordinator
  Philadelphia FIGHT
• Jay Grant, MSW; Associate Director
  The Attic Youth Center

Social Media, Teens & Condoms

• Matt Prior, MPH; Communications and Policy Coordinator, STD Control Program, Division of Disease Control
  Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Debasri Ghosh; Director of Education and Communication
  Women's Way

Teen Pregnancy Prevention - Lessons from the Field from PHMC

• Tristan Ruby, MPH; "Plain Talk" Philadelphia Program Director
  Public Health Management Corporation
  

11:30-11:45AM Break

11:45AM-12:45PM Lunchtime Keynote: We ALL Have a Role in Promoting Healthy Sexual Choices

• Roberta Laguerra-Frederique, MD; Clinical Director of Immuniology, Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV
  St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
  

12:45-1:30PM HPV 101

• Jill Foster, MD; Clinical Director of Immuniology, Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV
  St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
  

1:30-1:45PM Break

1:45-3:00PM Breakout Session 2
Teen Pregnancy Prevention - Lessons from the Field from FPC

• Kathryn Turnowchyk, MEd; Manager of Training - "I Matter" Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
  Family Planning Council

Preventing & Recovering from Teen Sexual Assault

• Salamishah Tillet, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of English
  University of Pennsylvania
  

3:00-4:00PM Resource Area - Information & Networking with local health services organizations