As of May 5, 2011, The Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP) became Teenwise Minnesota. Depending on when they were created, documents on this website may reflect the organization’s original name. While current and future resources will reference Teenwise Minnesota, visitors should know that prior to May 5, 2011, Teenwise Minnesota was known as MOAPPP.

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Events

Teenwise Minnesota-sponsored events:

February 13-14, 2012
Making Proud Choices!: Training of Educators

Other events of interest:

February 7, 2012
Changing the Course of HIV/AIDS - 1 Black Life at a Time

February 10, 2012
National Parent Leadership Month in Minnesota

February 23, 2012
National Sexuality Education Standards: Charting a Course to Improve School-Based Sexual Health Education

February 23, 2012
It’s That Easy: Parents as Sexuality Educators

February 26, 2012
Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities 5th Annual Not OUR Kids! Conference

March 6, 2012
Growing Up in the Digital World-Is it Time to Upgrade Your Processor?

March 9, 2012
De-Escalating and Reducing Conflict When Working with Youth

March 12-15, 2012
2012 National STD Prevention Conference



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Data and Fact Sheets Regarding the African American Community

Adolescent Sexual Health and the Dynamics of Oppression: A Call for Cultural Competency - 2003

Barriers to Health Care for Youth of Color - January 2004

Briefly – Policy Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy - 2008 (PDF)

Cultural Competence and Social Justice - January 2004

Fast Facts: Minority Teen Birth Rate by State - 2005

Giving Up Harmful Practices, Not Culture - 1998

HIV/AIDS and African Americans

HIV/AIDS and the Young African American Woman: Get Your Talk On - 1998

The Impact of Homophobia and Racism on GLBTQ Youth of Color - 2007

Minnesota Disparities in Adolescent Birth Rates by Race and Ethnicity - 2009 (PDF)

Serving Youth of Color - January 2004

Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing Among Black Teens - June 2008 (PDF)

Understanding Disparities in the HIV Epidemic: How Social and Cultural Forces Lead to Unequal Risk for African American/Blacks - 2008

Young African American Women and HIV - 2006

Youth of Color – At Disproportionate Risk of Negative Sexual Health Outcomes - 2004

Youth of Color – Rights. Respect. Responsibility.: A Strategy to Promote Sexual Health - 2004

Young Women of Color and the HIV Epidemic - 2003

Young Women of Color and Their Risk for HIV and Other STIs - 2003