{"id":95744,"date":"2010-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2010\/03\/09\/social-media-young-adults-challenges-opportunities-for-std-prevention\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:44","slug":"social-media-young-adults-challenges-opportunities-for-std-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2010\/03\/09\/social-media-young-adults-challenges-opportunities-for-std-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media &amp; Young Adults: Challenges &amp; Opportunities for STD Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda participated in a panel at the CDC&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/stdconference\/2010\/program.htm\" target=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/stdconference\/2010\/program.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual STD Prevention conference<\/a>, where she discussed the Pew Internet Project&#8217;s latest data on how teens and young adults are using social media and other communicative technologies. Along with Amanda,\u00a0Kicesie Drew, a health educator with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/kicesie\" target=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/kicesie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a hugely popular\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>, Sally Swanson from the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, a group that is harnessing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appcnc.org\/brdsnbz-text-message-warm-line\" target=\"http:\/\/www.appcnc.org\/brdsnbz-text-message-warm-line\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cell phones to answer questions about sexual health<\/a>\u00a0and Cornelis Rietmeijer of the Denver public health department all discussed current trends and innovative techniques for reaching young and at-risk populations with health messages through technology.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Social Media &amp; Young Adults: \u000bChallenges &amp; Opportunities for STD Prevention\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/2pMXUs83kiE9AD\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\/social-media-young-adults-challenges-opportunities-for-std-prevention-3387499\" title=\"Social Media &amp; Young Adults: Challenges &amp; Opportunities for STD Prevention\" target=\"_blank\">Social Media &amp; Young Adults: Challenges &amp; Opportunities for STD Prevention<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\" target=\"_blank\">Pew Research Center&#39;s Internet &amp; American Life Project<\/a><\/strong> <\/div><\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"resources-for-further-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for further reading:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong> <a title=\"Millennials reports at pewresearch.org\" href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/millennials\/\">Millennials: Confident. 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Open to Change<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0<b>&#8211; <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/millennials\/\">http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/millennials\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Social Media and Young Adults\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx\"> <strong>Social Media and Young Adults<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0<b>&#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <strong> <a title=\"Teens and Sexting\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx\">Teens &amp; Sexting<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0<b>&#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong> <a title=\"Teens and Mobile Phones, 2004-2009\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx\">Teens and Mobile Phones, 2004-2009<\/a> <b>\u00a0&#8211; <\/b> <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/14&#8211;Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx<\/a> \u00a0<\/li>\n<li> <strong> <a title=\"Wireless Internet Use\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx\">Wireless Internet Use<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This panel discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by technology for STD prevention. 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