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Following the controversial subway ad campaign in New York City, this conversation was particularly timely: how a campaign can be attention-getting, while remaining supportive of young women, young people in general, and young parents.\u00a0 Sessions addressed pregnancy prevention, connecting young people to welcoming healthcare providers, STI diagnosis and treatment, and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Since the conference focused heavily on social marketing and social media, many sessions discussed how to best reach young audiences.\u00a0 I learned about targeting Facebook ads to reach young people (rather than just the organizers\u2019 friends and colleagues), constructing and maintaining online communities for young men who have sex with men (MSM) in rural areas, and San Francisco\u2019s partnership between its health department and its school system.<\/p>\n<p>The relatively small size of this conference facilitated meeting people with similar research interests and in different stages of their careers.\u00a0\u00a0 Because its focus is youth, health, and technology, YTH worked to attract high school and undergraduate students to the conference, and I enjoyed talking to students who were interested in and excited about public health, at an age when I had barely known that the field existed.<\/p>\n<p>I returned home to New Orleans enthusiastic about what I had learned at YTH.\u00a0 I attended the conference to present research with Dr. Gretchen Clum on young women who are HIV-positive, but I learned a great deal more about effective communication, public health, and new technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Susannah Anderson is a doctoral student in the Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences. 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