Resources
Children’s Environmental Health Network
A national, multidisciplinary project dedicated to promoting a healthy environment and to protecting children from environmental hazards. The Network is composed of experts who address children’s environmental health issues through education, research, and policy.
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U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration Teen Workers
Provides safety and health information for the young worker and others. It answers questions often asked by the working teen. Details about workers’ rights and responsibilities, and links to training and other educational tools.
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US Department of Labor Youth Rules! Initiative
Gateway providing quick access to information about Federal and State labor laws that apply to young workers.
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Communities for a Better Environment
Social justice organization with a focus on environmental health and justice in working class communities of color in Northern and Southern California. Provides training for community members, with specific programs for youth.
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Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Provides parents and community advocates with resources for recognizing environmental problems in the school and strategies for grassroots advocacy. Links to related websites are also included.
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Provides extensive information on environmental health issues including current research and strategies for improving personal environmental health including youth-specific strategies.
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California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety
Provides working teens, parents, and others with information about safety hazards in many typical teen jobs and will explain California wage, hour, and child labor regulations in order to educate and protect young workers.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Provides information pertaining to adolescent worker safety, including statistics on the current state of the US adolescent work force and strategies that will help working youth remain healthy and injury free. Links to related websites are also included.
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Environmental and Occupational Health
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…
Recent Publications
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
Provider Resource
Understanding Confidentiality and Minor Consent in California
Upcoming Events
Promoting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth in Foster Care
This training takes places Friday, March 23, 2012, 10:00AM-noon at the Center for the Vulnerable Child, 5275 Claremont Avenue, Oakland. Caregivers, child welfare, and health professionals will:
Learn about the sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care
How…
This training takes places Friday, April 27, 2012, 10:00AM-noon at the Center for the Vulnerable Child, 5275 Claremont Avenue, Oakland.
This training provides:
An introduction to the theory and principles of Positive Youth development, such as understanding resilience and internal…
Panel Discussion and Launch of Public Awareness Campaign
CAHC invites you to a panel discussion and the launch of a public awareness campaign on January 31st at 11am to prevent abuse in teen relationships. Panelists include Elizabeth Miller, Lisa Fujie Parks and Melanie M. Natividad. The event takes…
