The well visit remains a key indicator of health care access and quality for adolescents and young adults and is included in several national data sets available for public use. This brief provides up-to-date information on the well visit measure in these national data sets. This tool is intended for those who monitor or analyze well visit among adolescent and…
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…
The COVID-19 pandemic brought increased attention to the mental health status and needs experienced by young adults. The 2021 Surgeon General’s Advisory addressing the importance of protecting youth mental health highlights the growing mental health crisis among children, adolescents, and young adults. Among young adults, mental health conditions had been rising prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the COVID-19…
For college-age young adults, stigma around mental health and mental health treatment can pose a barrier to seeking services. Finding high quality services can also be a challenge. A new report by Young Invincibles describes two innovative initiatives to address these issues, with a focus on young adults of color: a digital ad campaign and a peer advocacy project at…
Methods 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…
References 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.…
Acronyms Read the full guide, “Improving Young Adult Health: State & Local Strategies for Success,” online or as a PDF. ACAPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010ACHAAmerican College Health AssociationANSA-TChild/Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment, Transition to Adulthood VersionAYA/AYAHAdolescent and Young Adult/Adolescent and Young Adult HealthAYAH-NRCAdolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource CenterBRFSSBehavioral Risk Factors Surveillance SystemCDCCenter for Disease Control and…
Strategies to Improve Young Adult Health 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…
Introduction (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…
Strategy 1: Collect Data & Adopt a Measure 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…
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