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YOUNG ADULTS’ RECEIPT OF PREVENTIVE CARE POST-ACA: MODEST GAINS AND LOW RATES
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought with it many changes to access and cost of preventive care for young adults. Now new research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health examines the health care reform’s impact on young adults. A UCSF team led by Dr. Sally Adams analyzed data on young adult well visits and three preventive service measures before and…
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Teaching Pediatric Transgender Care
- Vance SR, Lasofsky B, Ozer E, Buckelew SM. Teaching paediatric transgender care. Clin Teach. 2018 Mar 24. The Research Network supported publication of a paper about modalities for clinician training in pediatric transgender care. The team aimed to evaluate the effect of online modules – as stand-alone training – on pediatric transgender-related self-perceived knowledge, objective knowledge, and clinical self-efficacy of…
- Type(s): Journal Articles, Research Projects
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Integrated Behavioral Health in AYA Primary Care: A Review
- Review article on Integrated Clinical Preventive Services. (Richardson LP, McCarty CA, Radovic A, Suleiman AB. Research in the integration of behavioral health for adolescents and young adults in primary care settings: A systematic review. J Adolesc Health. 2017; 60(3): 261-9.) Drs. Richardson, McCarty, Radovic and Suleiman authored an article reviewing evidence for effective models of integrated mental/behavioral health care into primary…
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Innovative Technologies for AYAH Health: JAH Supplement
- Supplement on the Integration of Innovative Technologies to support improving AYAH health (E. Ozer, PhD, UCSF) Led by Dr. Ozer, AYAH-RN PI, this supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health will feature several articles focused on utilizing innovative technology to improve the health of AYAs, including three manuscripts based on AYAH-RN projects described elsewhere: 1) “A Developmental Science Approach to…
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NEW article! Increasing Preventive Services: Does the Preventive Visit Help?
- Little evidence links preventive visits to increased receipt of preventive services, despite decades of professional emphasis on adolescent preventive care visits and evidence that many preventive services reduce risk. In this context, the Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center examined the linkage between attendance of a preventive healthcare visit and receipt of preventive services, among adolescents and young…
- Topic(s): Data & Monitoring, Health, Health Care, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Impacts of Adolescent and Young Adult Civic Engagement on Health and Socioeconomic Status in Adulthood
- Research has been published by the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Network that examines the link between civic engagement during late adolescence and early adulthood,and socioeconomic status and mental and physical health in adulthood. Using nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a propensity score matching approach is used to rigorously estimate how…
- Topic(s): Mental / Behavioral Health, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles, Research Projects
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NEW! Young Adults Changing Insurance Status: Gaps in Health Insurance Literacy
- The AYAH Center’s Dr. Claire Brindis recently published an article titled, “Young Adults Changing Insurance Status: Gaps in Health Insurance Literacy” in the Journal of Community Health. This study examines gaps in health insurance literacy that can impede young adults’ access to timely care when changing insurance, and assessed types of resources that can smooth young adults’ coverage transitions. Researchers…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Association Between Adolescent Preventive Care and the Role of the ACA
- Despite decades of adolescent preventive well visit and services promotion (Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services and Bright Futures), rates are below recommended levels and little is known of the effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation on these care rates. In a new article, NAHIC researchers compared pre- and post-ACA rates of well visits and preventive…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Affordable Care Act, Clinical Preventive Services, Data & Monitoring
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Advancing a Research Agenda for AYA Health (JAH 2017)
- Commentary on research on adolescent and young adult health (Irwin CE, Jr. Advancing a research agenda for adolescent and young adult health. J Adolesc Health. 2017; 60(3): 233-4.) Dr. Irwin, AYAH-RN co-Principal Investigator, authored a commentary published in the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, with the AYAH-RN’s three review articles described above. The commentary reviewed major…
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Research in the Integration of Behavioral Health for AYAs in Primary Care Settings (JAH 2017)
- Despite the recognition that behavioral and medical health conditions are frequently intertwined, the existing health care system divides management for these issues into separate settings. This separation results in increased barriers to receipt of care and contributes to problems of underdetection, inappropriate diagnosis, and lack of treatment engagement. Adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions have some of the…
- Topic(s): Mental / Behavioral Health, Mental / Behavioral Health Care
- Type(s): Journal Articles, Research Projects
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