JovenSalud

Our platform turns each youth into an agent of change, empowering them to live a productive and meaningful life guided by their own values.

Adolescence is hard. Without support, young people often turn to risky behaviors, derailing their path to a healthy and productive adulthood. Health risk behaviors are interrelated and primarily established during adolescence, costing individuals, families, and society billions of dollars and immeasurable suffering.

TeenSmart International provides JovenSalud, our youth-friendly online platform and app, which youth can access either through an affiliated school, or individually. Youth navigate the interactive platform and its services, which adapt to their personalized health profile.

We believe that when youth feel competent, motivated and knowledgeable, they will create positive change in their lives. This approach is based on the widely-trusted Health Belief Model theoretical framework and is a proven way for teens to develop personal leadership and life skills based on their own values and beliefs. TeenSmart helps teens build their leadership and prompts them towards health-promoting behavior.

All of our resources integrate our pedagogical model, CRECER para SER, which is rooted in a belief in every teen's potential. CRECER Para SER promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making through case-based skill development.