Topic :: Programs & Policies
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- Where did the Strategies from this Report come from? This section discusses in greater detail the sources used to develop the five strategies in this report and to identify the resources used as examples. Review of State-Level Policies & Programs With input from young adult health experts, policies and programs were searched through: 1) keyword search of publicly available information…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- Read the full guide, “Improving Young Adult Health: State & Local Strategies for Success,” online or as a PDF. Table 1. Labor force status of 2018 high school graduates and 2017-2018 high school dropouts 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, October 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/hsgec.t01.htm. Published…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- Read the full guide, “Improving Young Adult Health: State & Local Strategies for Success,” online or as a PDF. ACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010 ACHA American College Health Association ANSA-T Child/Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment, Transition to Adulthood Version AYA/AYAH Adolescent and Young Adult/Adolescent and Young Adult Health AYAH-NRC Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- As Title V agencies and others consider how to improve young adult health, strategies used by several ”early adopters” can serve as a guide. These early adopters – state programs, nonprofits and others – have implemented young adult initiatives that address various health issues. While one state may be concerned about high rates of unintended pregnancy, another might focus on…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- (back to Table of Contents) Purpose This document offers concrete strategies Title V agencies and others can use to advance young adult health. Along with these strategies, we share real-world examples, resources and an overview of relevant activities throughout the US. Examples have been identified as part of interviews with a sample of state Title V agencies and a review…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- Why Measurement Counts As a starting point to better understand the needs of young adults in one’s state, some national datasets, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the National College Health Assessment (NCHA), provide state-level health data on young adults. Additionally, by fielding one’s own surveys or adapting existing survey tools, such as the Child/Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment,…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- How Do Collaborations Help? By bringing stakeholders with diverse expertise together, collaborations enable more effective use of resources to address young adult health. These synergies in turn benefit Title V programs, partners and people served by Title V. There are near-endless possibilities to how Title V programs can collaborate to improve YA health. Below are some benefits of collaboration to…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- Training to Take Action Learning how to engage young adults benefits Title V professionals, partners and programs through improved expertise working with a large proportion of Title V participants. This section highlights methods for organizations at any stage of YA engagement to increase their young adult health knowledge, starting with the most accessible and ending with the most comprehensive methods. …
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- Ready to Launch Through the adoption of a YA state measure, collaboration with stakeholders and training of personnel, Title V agencies can kickstart young adult health programming (defined as organizational services and activities intended to improve YA health). This section provides further guidance on how to launch effective programming by: 1) incorporating incentives and a sense of community into programs,…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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- General Young Adult (YA) Health Philadelphia Network of Care YA Health Articles SAHRC YouTube Video: “Young Adults & MCH” SAHRC YouTube Video: “10 Things MCH Should Know about Young Adults” Young Invincibles Health Insurance “Got Insurance?” Social Media Campaign Enroll DC Mobile App HealthSource RI Nag Tool Kit Sasquatch! Music Festival Marketing for Health Insurance Enrollment Incarcerated YA & Foster…
- Topic(s): Access & Utilization, Data & Trends, Depression, Evidence-Based Programs, Health, Health Care, Immunizations, Mental / Behavioral Health, Mortality, Overweight, Policy, Population, Programs & Policies, Provider Training & Education, Quality Improvement, Risky Behavior, Sexual & Reproductive Health, State & Community Programs, State Data, State Policy, Substance Use, Suicide, Young Adults, Youth-Centered Care
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