NAHIC

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

Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men

This article discusses gaps in research and offers recommendations for improving health care quality and strengthening the research base on gender and disparities during adolescence.

06/11/08 at 09:29 AM

Midcourse Review of the Healthy People 2010: 21 Critical Health Objectives for Adol’s & Young Adults

This article reviews the progress on the 21 Critical Health Objectives as part of the Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review.

03/20/08 at 09:09 AM

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

Depression: Focus on the Adolescent Male

This article discusses clinical considerations for and summarizes national data on depression among male adolescents.

02/14/08 at 01:08 PM

What's Featured This Month

Non-Federal Resources

This document complements the federal resources that are part of the 2010 Guide (Chapter 8 of Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities). Click here to access the publication.

07/26/05 at 01:45 PM

NAHIC is honored to be the 2006 recipient of the Society for Adolescent Medicine's Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care. Please click on the picture below to download the Award presentation.

Please be sure to visit our Sister Site, the Policy Center. Resources on the site include papers on Young Adult health, Middle Childhood documents, a Brief listing organizations that track state and federal policies in adolescent health, and many more publications.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Child Trends. Together we conduct research, create resources and offer assistance to improve the health of young people and their families.