Topic :: Social & Developmental Factor
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- Dr. Claire Brindis, co-project director of the AYAH-NRC, has been featured on an American Public Health Association webinar focused on positive youth development (PYD). Dr. Brindis discussed findings from a recent National Academies report on adolescent development science and its implications for PYD. The webinar teaches participants to: Discuss the importance of applying positive youth development approaches to public health…
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- AYAH-NRC Workshop, March 8, 2019, “What’s New in Clinical Preventive Services: An update on Policies, Research and Emerging Paradigms of Parental Engagement”. View the full presentation slide deck here. The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center (AYAH-NRC) will hold a workshop at the SAHM 2019 Annual Meeting— “Psychological Well-Being: International Transcultural Perspectives.” If you would like to view each section of the…
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- Testing a parent-focused intervention in primary care (Poster presentation at SAHM 2018 meeting: Jones L, Grout R, Gilbert A, Wilkerson T, Downs S, Aalsma M. Do Caregivers Want to Talk about Parenting? Results from a Primary Care Based Survey. J Adolesc Health 2018;62 S37–S140) Led by Dr. Aalsma with several students at Indiana University, the AYAH-RN conducted an exploratory study…
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- 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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- Developing a parent-focused intervention (S. Harris, PhD, BCH/HU; M. Aalsma, PhD, IU; L. C. Ford, MD, U Penn; C. McCarty, PhD, & L. Richardson, MD, MPH & SCH/UW; Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, UMn; E. Ozer, Ph.D & Jane Park, MPH, UCSF) Led by Dr. Sion Harris, with participation from a broad range of LEAH sites, the AYAH-Research Network is embarking…
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- Leveraging technology in adolescent prevention and intervention: The importance of a development framework (A. Giovanelli, PhD, UCSF; E. Ozer, PhD, UCSF; R. Dahl, MD, UCB) This paper, developed by the AYAH Research Network, aims to provide an integrated, trans-disciplinary view of the future of intervention and prevention in adolescent health. The authors make the case for the importance of a developmental…
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- Meaningful social roles among young adolescents (P. Ballard, PhD, Wake Forest U; L.T. Hoyt, PhD, Fordham U) The AYAH Research Network is exploring meaningful social roles among young adolescents. The investigators will pilot an assessment tool for assessing meaningful social roles and examine correlations between meaningful social roles, health risk taking behaviors, and mental health, as well as moderation by…
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- AYAH-RN Workshop, March 8, 2019, “Clinic-Based Strategies for Engaging Parents in Adolescent Health Promotion.” View the presentation slides here. The Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Network (AYAH-RN) is holding a workshop at the SAHM 2019 Annual Meeting— “Psychological Well-Being: International Transcultural Perspectives.” The workshop will feature presentations by the following faculty and partners: Dr. Elizabeth Ozer, AYAH-RN Project Director Dr. Carol Ford, Children’s…
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- 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…
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- 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…
