Policy Center Goals
The goal of the Policy Center is to identify and analyze the effects of public policies on the health and well-being of young people and their families. This is achieved through the objectives:
- ♦ To examine the relationship between the health status of young people and service delivery systems, and
- ♦ To examine the environmental determinants of health and development.
What's New
Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States (2009)
This article reviews health trends for adolescents and young adults, providing a single source for a national health profile.
Preventive Care for Adolescents (2009)
This article examines rates and disparities in access to preventive care and receipt of recommended preventive services among adolescents.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health (2009)
This chapter, written by two faculty members, focuses on the health status and clinical interventions of adolescents and young adults.
What's Featured This Month
Innovations in Preventive Mental Health Care Services for Adolescents
This descriptive study examined programs designed to provide mental health-related preventive services to at-risk adolescents.
Please be sure to visit our Sister Site, NAHIC. Resources on the site include a Brief highlighting priority health issues for adolescent & young adult males and many more publications.
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Child Trends. Together we will conduct research, create resources and offer assistance to improve the health of young people and their families.
