21 Critical Health Objectives for Adolescents and Young Adults

11/10/04 at 02:03 PM

A Health Profile of Adolescent and Young Adult Males

This brief highlights priority health issues for adolescent & young adult males and identifies key gender & racial/ethnic disparities. Click here

11/28/05 at 02:30 PM

A Question of Hope: Reducing Latina Teen Childbearing in California

Dr. Claire Brindis is featured in a video on young Latina childbearing in California.

04/10/09 at 04:03 PM

Adolescent Health Working Group (AHWG)

The Adolescent Health Working Group (AWHG) was originally founded in 1996 in collaboration with numerous youth, adolescent health providers, and organizations to ensure the health of Medicaid-enrolled adolescents during San Francisco’s transition to Medicaid managed care. 

08/02/04 at 10:55 AM

Adolescents and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

This report highlights the potential impact of CHIP for adolescents, provides case studies of innovative strategies, and makes recommendations for how to better reach and serve adolescents who are eligible for, or enrolled in CHIP.

07/30/04 at 11:30 AM

Alcohol and Cigarette Use Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males

This article discusses clinical considerations for and summarizes national data on alcohol and cigarette use among male adolescents and young adults.

12/20/07 at 10:32 AM

America’s Adolescents: Are They Healthy?

Using the most current national adolescent health data available, this document covers a range of topics, including demographics, health care access and utilization, mortality, and risky behaviors.

07/30/04 at 11:46 AM

Assuring the Health of Adolescents in Managed Care

This tool serves as a checklist for professionals to plan and evaluate health care components for adolescents in managed care settings.

08/03/04 at 10:50 AM

Best Practices Brief

Adapted from Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities, this brief provides an overview of Best Practices and a comprehensive listing of resources available in adolescent health.

01/10/05 at 02:49 PM

Briefs & Fact Sheets

NAHIC briefs and fact sheets are concise and easy to use. They have the most up-to-date information on specific topics.

11/06/06 at 10:06 AM

California Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010 (CIIAH)

NAHIC partnered with the California Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Branch to implement the California Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010 (CIIAH).

08/03/04 at 10:34 AM

Clinical Preventive Services

The area of Clinical Preventive Services is important for NAHIC faculty and staff because it provides a unique view of adolescent health issues.

07/30/04 at 11:44 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

Guide to Local Adolescent Health Data Sources in California

This guide, developed with support from the California Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Branch, is designed to help county health departments, community providers, schools, advocates and others working in the field of adolescent health to identify county-level, adolescent-specific data.

08/03/04 at 11:15 AM

Health Care Access & Utilization Fact Sheet

The fact sheet on Health Care Access & Utilization: Adolescents & Young Adults is now available.  Please go to the Briefs & Fact Sheets Page to download this fact sheet.

01/22/08 at 05:15 PM

Health Care Reform: Opportunities for Improving Adolescent Health

This report is the result of a working seminar that brought together experts to make recommendations on how health care reform can best address the needs of adolescents.

08/02/04 at 12:34 PM

Health Care Services Resources - Articles

These articles are available upon request, please contact NAHIC. 

07/30/04 at 11:24 AM

Health Futures of Youth II

NAHIC, with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, convened a national invitational conference in September, 1998 to explore the health needs of adolescents. 

08/02/04 at 12:26 PM

Health of California’s Adolescents: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey

In collaboration with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, NAHIC has developed a public health profile of California adolescents ages 12-17 years. The report is based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.

11/16/04 at 09:20 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