The Ounce of Prevention Podcast

Happy Holidays, dear listeners!  Today marks our last podcast of 2008 and covers that topic that sends shivers down the spines of parents everywhere: talking to your kids about sex.

Still there? I didn’t scare you away?

Something to remember: it’s not “The Talk,”  it’s the “TALKS.”  It’s a series of conversation, not a one-time event.  And good luck!

This week’s references:

• Teens and Sex: How to Help Your Kids Dodge Pregnancy and STDs: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/sexual-reproductive/2008/12/10/teens-and-sex-how-to-help-your-kids-dodge-pregnancy-and-stds.html
• SEX: Why We HATE Talking About It To Our Kids: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-meg-meeker/sex-why-we-hate-talking-a_b_148810.html

That’s all for this week.  Have a Happy Holiday season and a Happy New Year!  See you in 2009!

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Today’s podcast focuses on the recent RAND study that discovered a correlation between teen pregnancy and sexual content on media consumed by the teens.  What does this mean?  What does it mean for teen pregnancy prevention?  And what do YOU think about it?  Let us know!

• CNN: Study links sexual content on TV to teenage pregnancy: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/03/teen.pregnancy/
• RAND Report: http://www.rand.org/health/abstracts/2008/11/chandra.html

Have a great Thanksgiving and until next time, keep up the good work!

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This week’s podcast is our longest yet, mainly because our news story is that long and that important. Our other section this week is brief and deals with common mistakes that we see on the TPPI grant applications year after year.  Read the directions carefully, please and don’t leave out those crucial letters of support.

• Red Sex, Blue Sex: Why Do So Many Evangelical Teen-Agers Become Pregnant? http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/03/081103fa_fact_talbot
• TPPI: https://tppi.its.state.nc.us/info/tppi.htm

Until next time, keep up the good work!

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This week’s podcast is all about the news.  We’ve got abstinence until marriage on the downturn as well as compulsory sex ed in England.  Enjoy!

• Just Saying No to Abstinence Ed: http://www.newsweek.com/id/164525?GT1=43002
• England Adopts Compulsory Sex Education: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/24/2400484.htm
• Are Better Sex Lessons the Key?: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7687450.stm

As always, enjoy and email us with any comments!  And remember to vote, listeners, or else the terrorists win.

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Good afternoon, listeners and welcome back to the Ounce of Prevention podcast!  This week I take a break from the usual format to discuss what I do: podcasting and how you can join the fun.  Also, my unnatural love of the Open Source movement.  I’m sick, I know, but you benefit!

• Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• OpenOffice: http://www.openoffice.org/
• Podbean: www.PodBean.com
• Open Source Software for Windows: http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
• Uploading a Podcast to iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html

As always, comments can be sent to James, your Podcaster.  And until next time, keep up the good work!

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The Podcast is back with another thrilling installment!

• How the USA compares in teaching teens about sex: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-09-07-sex-education-side_N.htm
• Making a Difference Curriculum: http://www.selectmedia.org/curriculum.asp?curid=1
• Child Trends Fact Sheet: How Much Do You Know About Teen Sexual Behavior? http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child-Trends-2008_08_13_FS_TeenSexQuiz.pdf
• 2007 Statistics! http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2007
• Billboard Unveiling/Media Reception: Wednesday October 8, 10 am at Fairway Outdoor Advertising’s Triangle East office, located at 508 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh.  Email James for more information!

As always, drop us a line if you have any feedback!  Until next time, Keep Up the Good Work!

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Today’s podcast is a not-cast.  I took a break this week to speak directly to all three of my listeners.  We need you, podcast-America.  We’re looking at the Future of the Podcast and we’re trying to envision how we’d like the ‘cast to evolve.  So we need your feedback.  Email me at jmartin@appcnc.org and tell me what you think, what you like, what you don’t and what you’d like to hear from the podcast.  Do this and all your podcasty dreams can come true.  It can happen to you, if you are among the very podcasty responses I hear.

Till next time, keep up the good work!

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Good morning Boys and Girls!

Today’s lesson involves that dirty, dirty deed: tax preparation!  No, wait.  This week’s podcast covers the gamut from statutory rape to Webinars!  Links are below and once again, if you have any feedback, feel free to add it below.  We are an evolving beast here at the Podcast and you can shape us to your heart’s desire!

Links!

• Early Pregnancies Raise ‘Red Flag’ for Abuse: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/08/10/teen_pregnancy_abuse.html
• The Carerra Model: http://www.evidencebasedprograms.org/Default.aspx?tabid=167
• Debunking AUM Myths: http://www.communityactionkit.org/pdfs/Getting_Ready_To_Advocate/Debunking_Abstinence.html
• NACCHO Webinar on Internet-Based HIV/STI Prevention Interventions for Adolescents: http://webcasts.naccho.org/session.php?id=1493
• CIGNA Foundation Grants: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

That does it for us, kids!  Until next time, keep up the good work!

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Good day, sports fans!  Today we return to sunny Pasadena for the 401st Running of the Teens!  Our first link is coming up and boy is it a doozy!

• “Program Offers New Take on Sex Education” : http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295369.htm
• Cuidate!: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/research/prs/resources/factsheets/cuidate.htm
• Debunking AUM Myths: http://www.communityactionkit.org/pdfs/Getting_Ready_To_Advocate/Debunking_Abstinence.html
• Hispanic Symposium 2008: http://www.appcnc.org/trainings.html
• Siemen’s Caring Hands United Way Grant

That’s all sports fans!  Tune in next time as we see the 123rd Running of the Royals!  Good night!

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Welcome back friends, to the fourth edition of our ongoing podcast!  This edition we talk about states’ rejection of Abstinence money, Becoming A Responsible Teen and a Grant Alert to get more PSAs on the cable airwaves.  Whee!

LINKAGE:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/yourhealth/story/424549.html - Federal Abstinence Funds Find Fewer Takers

http://www.etr.org/recapp/programs/teen.htm - Becoming a Responsible Teen curriculum

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/PUBLICATIONS/factsheet/fsabstinenceonly.htm - The TRUTH About Abstinence Only Part 4!

http://www.cablepositive.org/programs-tonycox.html - Cable Positive’s Tony Cox Grants

As always, if you have any comments, you can leave them below or email them to APPCNCPodcast@gmail.com.  Till the next time, keep up the good work!

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