Core Center collaborator SAHRC created multiple tools to support adolescent and young adult health programs in State MCH Programs, such as guidelines and tip sheets, learning sessions, tip/fact sheets, and resource libraries. Examples of state initiatives are included across resources. Key focus areas include: Adolescent and Young Adult Development Framing and Communications State Capacity for Adolescent Health Youth Engagement Youth-Centered…
In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that the entire pediatric population receive care in a medical home. Nearly two decades later, only 45% of adolescents attained this standard of care, according to a new Center analysis of data from the 2020-2021 National Survey of Children’s Health. Socio-economic disparities persist and those with mental health problems continue to have…
Engaging Research Innovations and Challenges (EnRICH) The AYAH-RN was invited to present as part of the Engaging Research Innovations and Challenges (EnRICH) webinar series hosted by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau in February 2021. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AYAH-RN highlighted two AYAH-RN projects linked to the pandemic: studies of young adults led by Dr. Hoyt…
August 4th, 2020 Primarily funded by an NIH, Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), the HealthQuest program aims to develop the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce through a multi-faceted program for middle-school students. The program includes interactive videos about different fields and the daily lives of professionals and a narrative-driven health sciences adventure game that allows youths, as well as tools for…
December 13th, 2018 INSPIRE builds on gaming techniques to create an environment in which teens participate in unfolding narratives that address peer pressure, social norms, and alternative consequences of alcohol use. Players adopt the role of a teenage protagonist who “relives” a high-school get-together involving alcohol, with virtual characters who model a range of health behaviors. Outcomes in the story line are actively shaped…
Developing models of care for transgender youth (Guss CE, Inwards-Breland D, Ozer E, Vance S. Experiences with Querying Gender Identity across Seven Adolescent Medicine Sites. Journal of Adolescent Health. Published on-line, August 2018.) The AYAH-RN continues to advance our project on care for transgender youth, a key emerging issue. This study, led by Carly Guss, MD (BCH), David Breland, MD…
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