July, 2010
Dear ISIS Supporter,
Summer is here and things are heating up at ISIS. Here’s a little taste of what we’ve been up to:
ISIS in the News: Thomson-Reuters published an article on ISIS’ Executive Director and Founder, Deb Levine, and her mission to use technology for sexual health. Read “Sex ed entrepreneur trades bananas for broadband.” The story was picked up by MSNBC and the NY Daily News. San Francisco BayCitizen published “In Juvenile Hall, a Struggle over STD Testing,” which discusses the health disparities of STDs among SF youth, and the role ISIS has played in reducing those disparities.
Welcome New Staff: Cara Silva is ISIS’ new Program Manager – New Media, and Jenna Gaarde is the new Program Assistant. They each bring significant expertise and an upbeat tone to our work with youth and young adults.
Sex::Tech 2011 – Coming Soon: Sex::Tech 2011 is on! Look out for a Save the Date note heading your way soon for Spring ‘11 in San Francisco.
NIH Study Launches: Our NIH research study about Sexual Health and Reproductive Justice, in partnership with the University of Colorado, is in full swing. If you’re between the ages of 16-25, you are eligible to participate! If not, but you have access to people within this age range, feel free to have them send a message to Lindsey Breslin at lindsey.breslin@ucdenver.edu or call 720-690-4723, and she will get in touch with the next steps involved to join the study. [NOTE: Adults over 25 are welcome to take a peek at the intervention at www.facebook.com/justus411, BUT youth who look at the Facebook page beforehand will be ineligible to participate.]
New Partnerships: Check out some of our new and upcoming ISIS partners!
State of California Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Division – New preconception health project for young women of color using social media and text messaging
Alameda County Office of AIDS – New website for County residents who are HIV+ and their supporters
The National Campaign – Fall contest about long-acting reversible contraception for women under 30
Alameda County Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health - New teen pregnancy prevention project for Latina/os countywide using social media, radio and text messaging
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Sex::Tech Conference: www.sxtech.org
Best,
Deb Levine, MA
Executive Director & Founder
