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Recent News & Research
This brief is the first in a series of policy updates and case studies associated with the multi-year evaluation of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC), which provides comprehensive health services to adolescents and young adults ages 10-24 in…
Young Adult Preventive Health Care Guidelines: There But Can’t Be Found
In the context of increasing attention on young adult health and healthcare, NAHIC researchers (in UCSF’s Division of Adolescent Medicine) examined existing adolescent and adult professional guidelines relevant to young adults. They analyzed these guidelines, with special emphasis on the…
According to this study, teens who received information only about abstinence were less likely than others to have sought out the services that are necessary to improving their sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Even among sexually experienced teens, the data…
Digital games emerge as new tool to foster health, exercise: Playing for health
As part of Alabama’s Wee Can Fight Obesity campaign, Halcyon Elementary is one of dozens of schools that received a free Nintendo Wii Fit, a video game system that requires players to move around to earn points, also known as…
Speaking Out – Latino Youth Voice Their Thoughts on Discrimination in New Report
Close to 83% of Latino youth indicated in a recent national survey that discrimination is a personal problem for them. Speaking Out, a new report from The National Council of La Raza, gives voice to these youth along with important…
Young Adult Preventive Health Care Guidelines: There But Can’t Be Found
In the context of increasing attention on young adult health and healthcare, NAHIC researchers (in UCSF’s Division of Adolescent Medicine) examined existing adolescent and adult professional guidelines relevant to young adults. They analyzed these guidelines, with special emphasis on the…
Upcoming Events
This training will review practice standards and guidelines, policy issues, and other information on minor consent/confidentiality, including an overview of FERPA and HIPAA. Case scenarios for a variety of youth-serving settings will be presented for discussion and questions. This half-day…
These workshops will review practice standards and guidelines, policy issues, and other information on minor consent/confidentiality, including an overview of FERPA and HIPAA. Case scenarios for a variety of youth-serving settings will be presented for discussion and questions.
Participants will…
Join child and adolescent health providers and advocates June 24-27, 2012 at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care’s annual conference in New Mexico. This year’s theme is “New directions for school-based health care: Hot topics for our future”. Find…
SAMHSA’s 5th annual conference will be held July 17-19 in San Diego.This conference is for anyone interested in learning more and participating in a dialogue about mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery for women and girls. Find…
ASHWG Core Competencies
Developed by the Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group (ASHWG), these resources are specifically intended for adult providers and educators of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
CA Adolescent Data Set
Recently updated with 2010 data, this is a collection of county-specific data about the health status of adolescents in Excel format
Data Tables
The ASHWG Data for Adolescent Births, AIDS and STD are now updated with 2009 data
HEART Primer
Check out our Healthcare Education, Assessment & Response Tool for Teen Relationships (HEART) Primer.
