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…
Dr. Charles Irwin, AYAH-NRC’s Project Director, presented at the National Millennial Health Summit in September 2016. Hosted by Young Invincibles and YI Advisors, the goal of this Summit is to bring national attention to the challenges and opportunities in Millennial health and highlight effective examples of connecting Millennials from coverage to care. Dr. Irwin presented an “Overview of Health Care…
In May 2017, the AYAH-NRC convened a summit with the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (“CoIIN”) with participants from seven state teams: Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Washington and Wyoming. These presentations offer user-friendly overviews on key aspects of initiatives to improve well visits, such as quality improvement, partnership development, special considerations for…
The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center (AYAH-NRC), in partnership with the Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Research Network (AYAH-RN), held a workshop at the SAHM 2017 Annual Meeting— “Cultivating Connections: The Importance of Relationships in Adolescent and Young Adult Health.” AYAH-NRC Workshop, March 8, 2017, “Why Aren’t AYAs Going to Well-Care? Challenges and Improving Receipt of…
The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center (AYAH-NRC) is pleased to announce the first Learning Community series: Learning Community Series #1: Youth-Centered Care About this series: This virtual learning series is an opportunity for state MCH professionals and partners to explore the myriad of ways to collaboratively improve health care for youth (age 10-25) with the goal to…
The ACA has focused national attention on the importance of clinical preventive services for adolescents and young adults. Providing these services to young adults offers clinicians the opportunity to shape their patient’s health throughout the life course, yet many clinicians lack the tools and specific knowledge to do so. In November 2017, NAHIC updated its fact sheet designed to guide…
This study, written by The University of California — Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in collaboration with ICF International, is part of a series of publications associated with a multi-year evaluation of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC), which provides comprehensive health services to adolescents and…
This ppt presentation serves as a reference tool of program performance measures for use initiatives to increase well visit rates among adolescents and young adults. The slides build on AYAH-NRC’s three strategy framework for improving receipt of a quality well visit for adolescents and young adults. It was presented in May 2016 by AYAH-NRC director Dr. Irwin at the “Title…
This compendium presents promising strategies to improve access to health insurance and quality preventive visits among AYAs. This resource stems from an exploratory study conducted by NAHIC/AYAH-NRC staff to review the experiences of selected “top performing” states related to ACA implementation. Click here for the report, with descriptions of specific initiatives led by agencies, cities, communities, and state health departments…
Access to confidential care is essential for adolescents and young adults, especially for those seeking sensitive services (e.g., mental health or sexual health). When adolescents and young adults are assured of confidentiality, they are more likely to seek health services, disclose risky behaviors to providers, and return for follow-up care.1 In fact, major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association…
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