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NAHIC Goals

The goals of NAHIC are:

  • ♦  to serve as a national resource for adolescent health information and research; and
  • ♦  to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information.

What's New

Helping Young Men Thrive: Positive Youth Development and Men’s Health

The positive youth development literature lacks a coherent guiding framework to describe gender differences in positive development, which in turn could guide community and clinical interventions designed to help young men thrive.

12/08/09 at 10:11 AM

Highlights and Hazards: What Do the Current Health Care Bills Do for Adolescents and Young Adults?

This fact sheet provides an analysis of the major health care reform bills before the House and Senate as of November 2009.

11/06/09 at 01:09 PM

Marijuana: Use Among Young Males and Health Outcomes

This article reviews relevant literature, including trends in young males’ marijuana use and health effects of marijuana use.

09/04/09 at 10:44 AM

Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States

This article reviews health trends for adolescents and young adults, providing a single source for a national health profile.

07/01/09 at 04:28 PM

Institute of Medicine/National Research Council Video and Report

A video from the Institute of Medicine/National Research Council features NAHIC Project Director Charles E. Irwin, Jr., MD.

04/10/09 at 04:22 PM

What's Featured This Month

The Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008

This brief presents national data on measures ranging from well-being to substantial impairment. Please go to the Briefs & Fact Sheets Page to download this brief.

03/17/08 at 09:02 AM

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