Topic :: Developmental Science
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- 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 federal efforts in adolescent health, beginning with support for physician training programs in the 1960s. Efforts show an increasingly transdisciplinary approach in federal initiatives to improve adolescent and…
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- LEVERAGING NEUROSCIENCE TO INFORM ADOLESCENT HEALTH In this review article, AYAH-RN researchers consider how to leverage some of the rapid advances in developmental neuroscience in ways that can improve adolescent health. Led by Drs. Suleiman and Dahl (then at the University of California, Berkeley), the article provides a brief overview of several key areas of scientific progress relevant to these…
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- Improving the Health of Youth – A Guide for State-Level Strategic Planning and Action This guide is designed to provide tools and practical ideas for developing and implementing an adolescent health strategic plan. It draws from the strategic planning field and the practical experience of state public health professionals who have developed and implemented adolescent health plans. Create your free…