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
This section offers resources related to adolescent health care services, such as access, financing, quality and content of care. More resources on adolescent health care, as well as policy, are available from our sister center, Policy Center.
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Publications
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
Stress and Stress Management Among Youth and Young Men
This article examines research related to stress and stress management, with a focus on young males. It offers recommendations for improving health care quality and strengthening the research base on stress and gender during youth.
04/10/09 at 03:44 PM
Updated Demographics Fact Sheet
The Demographics Fact Sheet on Adolescent and Young Adult Health has been updated! Please go to the Briefs & Fact Sheets Page to download this fact sheet.
07/07/08 at 09:27 AM
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
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
Investing in Adolescence: Building a Strong Foundation for Male Health
This article reviews the overall health of adolescent males and discusses the issues we should focus on to improve male health.
10/18/07 at 08:42 AM
Starting on a Healthy Path: Promotion of Young Men’s Sexual Health
This article summarizes the key health issues surrounding male sexual health, including risky behaviors and sexually transmitted infections.
10/18/07 at 08:40 AM
What Gets Measured Gets Done: Assessing Data Availability for Adolescent Populations
This paper provides an overview of the availability of data for specific adolescent sub-populations by the 21 Critical Health Objectives. The expanded tables provide the actual data for each sub-population by each specific 21 Critical Health Objective. Click here to access this article
06/21/07 at 02:34 PM
National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators Assessment
This preliminary report highlights the key findings of the 2005-06 National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators (NNSAHC) assessment.
01/05/07 at 03:21 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
The Family Environment & Adolescent Well-Being: Exposure to Positive & Negative Family Influences
This brief provides data on the influences of parents on their adolescents, addressing issues such as parental monitoring and health behaviors. The brief is the result of a collaboration between Child Trends and NAHIC.
06/27/06 at 10:41 AM
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
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).
07/26/05 at 01:45 PM
National Initiative Promotion and Evaluation Materials
Core Partners and Other Professionals Engaged in the National Initiative are able to easily and quickly submit evaluation forms for National Initiative materials (click here to go to the evaluation page).
11/16/04 at 05:06 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
National Initiative - Brief documents
NAHIC is producing a series of briefs based on Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities and other national adolescent health publications.
11/10/04 at 02:05 PM
21 Critical Health Objectives for Adolescents and Young Adults
11/10/04 at 02:03 PM
Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities
This is the official companion document to the Healthy People 2010 21 Critical Health Objectives. It offers guidance and resources for national, state and local adolescent health leaders to undertake the initiatives related to the 21 Critical Health Objectives. Additionally, Chapter 8 offers a comprehensive list of federal resources. Click here.
10/18/04 at 05:08 PM
Towards Meeting the Needs of Adolescents
This review was done to better understand the types of youth programs addressing health areas where American adolescents fare differently than their counterparts in other countries.
08/10/04 at 10:25 AM
Youth Development and the National Initiative
To achieve the 21 Critical Health Objectives, the National Initiative takes a broader view of adolescent health, recognizing the importance of healthy youth development and safe, nurturing environments that help young people make healthy decisions. Read more about what National Initiative Partners and other organizations are doing to promote youth development.
08/04/04 at 09:48 AM
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
Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California’s Future
California’s first statewide strategic plan for adolescent health was jointly released by NAHIC and the California Adolescent Health Collaborative.
08/03/04 at 11:00 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
Research Priorities in Adolescent Health: An Analysis & Synthesis of Research Recommendations
This document reviews 53 national reports on adolescent health, provides a collective assessment of the state-of-the-art science, and articulates a national research agenda for adolescent health.
08/02/04 at 01:25 PM
Youth Violence: Lessons from the Experts
This monograph discusses the factors that contribute to youth violence, presents current findings on ways to protect youth from violence, and contains recommendations for program evaluation.
08/02/04 at 01:24 PM
Improving Adolescent Health: An Analysis and Synthesis of Policy Recommendations
This report reviews over 1,000 adolescent health policy recommendations and identifies consensus priorities and barriers to policy implementation.
08/02/04 at 01:22 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
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
Projects
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
LEAH and SAHC Teleconferences
The Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) programs and State Adolescent Health Coordinators (SAHCs) present and discuss current research on adolescent health topics at a teleconference series.
12/01/06 at 02:20 PM
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
National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators (The Network)
NAHIC staff have been working closely with the National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators (formerly known as the State Adolescent Health Coordinators Network), the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, the State Adolescent Health Resource Center (SAHRC, of the Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health), the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), and other partners to increase the capacity of State Adolescent Health programs.
08/03/04 at 10:19 AM
Strategic Plan for Adolescent Health for the State of California
With support from the California Department of Health Services, NAHIC published a strategic plan for adolescent health in the state of California in conjunction with the California Adolescent Health Collaborative.
08/03/04 at 10:04 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
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
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
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.
