What's Happening
Check out what our people and partners are researching, thinking, reading, writing, watching and doing! (Note: The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ETR as an agency.)
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- April 21, 2025
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5 Benefits of Physical Activity in the Classroom for Students
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By Khaila Thomas | April 21, 2025
Physical activity is a vital component in the development of a person’s life. From adolescence to adulthood, moving our bodies throughout the day can have positive effects on our sleep quality, memory, bone health, and more. Classrooms are not only a space to teach valuable skills, but to inspire healthy habits for a lifetime. Learn about the benefits of physical activity in class for students and resources to meet their needs.
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- August 2, 2023
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Protecting Privacy During Virtual Health Care Visits for Adolescents
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By Lauren Ranalli, MPH | August 2, 2023
Virtual visits and telemedicine have become more readily available since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As with in-person health care visits, the key elements of adolescent-centered care should be implemented when seeing patients remotely. By doing this successfully, we can empower young people to actively participate in their health care.
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- July 21, 2023
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Retweets and Reframes: 5 Ways to Empower Healthy Adolescent Social Media Use
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By Kaleigh Cornelison, MSW | July 21, 2023
Headlines about the risks and negative impacts of social media use for adolescents are seemingly everywhere, which can lead to daunting conversations for caring adults. As you lean into these conversations with young people, consider these five strategies to open those lines of communication.
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- June 26, 2023
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3 Ways You Can Foster Resilience in Trans Youth
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By The ETR Team | June 26, 2023
At a time when violent anti-trans rhetoric is extremely prevalent, helping trans youth foster resilience can dramatically change their health outcomes both now and later in their lives. We’re thrilled to share a few science-based tips that you can use with the trans youth you serve from the Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook by Anneliese Singh, PhD, LPC, which is now available in the ETR Store.
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- August 9, 2022
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5 Messages to Support Young People Through Puberty
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By Lauren Ranalli, MPH | August 9, 2022
What do you remember from your own experience of going through puberty? For many of us, it was a time of confusion, excitement, embarrassment, anxiety, anticipation, and a mix of other emotions. Here are 5 messages we as trusted adults can use to help our students, patients, or program participants get through this challenging time.
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- March 9, 2022
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Engaging School-Based Health Centers Through ACEs Aware
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By Stephanie Guinosso, PhD, MPH | March 9, 2022
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress represent an urgent public health issue in the United States. In this new blog post, experts from ETR and the California School-Based Health Alliance describe emerging practices and barriers and facilitators to implementing trauma-informed care, ACE screening, and care coordination for the prevention and treatment of toxic stress in school-based health centers.
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