• Recognizing these gaps, in 2021 the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) updated their 2006 policy statement on the sexual health of children with disabilities. (nih.gov)
  • As recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we offer our patients time in the Adolescent Medicine Clinic to talk with their provider alone. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) External is a professional membership organization of 64,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that pediatric clinicians discuss and provide education about pubertal development and sexual health and fertility for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and guide families to communicate developmentally appropriate, accurate information in the home. (medicalhomeportal.org)
  • Dr. Reese is the director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Inequalities in the use of health services by adults and elderly people with and without noncommunicable diseases in Brazil, 2019 National Health Survey. (researcher.life)
  • It is part of the historic $325-million commitment Canada made when it hosted the Women Deliver conference in 2019, an investment that is promoting gender equality and the health and rights of women and girls and supporting the realization of Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy. (righttoplay.ca)
  • In an analysis of 104 countries, Boniol and others (2019) show that women form 67 percent of the health workforce (see the figure below). (cgdev.org)
  • Effective interventions to address knowledge and practice gaps among PWD, their caregivers and partners, and health care providers using a life course approach. (nih.gov)
  • Interventions that adapt to indigenous traditions can be both acceptable to communities and associated with significant changes in young people's behavior. (guttmacher.org)
  • Reproductive health interventions targeted at adolescents are a relatively new phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the first programs having been established in the late 1970s. (guttmacher.org)
  • Additionally, many approaches involving women, families, and local communities as active stakeholders in interventions and strategies to improve reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
  • This has led the authors to suggest that social factors such as poverty, mobility and gender equality may be a stronger factor in sexual ill-health than promiscuity, and they call for public health interventions to take this into account. (sciencedaily.com)
  • and shape decisions on interventions by local service providers and policymakers. (popcouncil.org)
  • In conclusion, the study raised the need for targeted interventions to mitigate violence against young sex workers. (researchsquare.com)
  • 5. The strategy aims at providing guidance to Member States and partners in the formulation of policies, programmes and interventions that address adolescent health and development. (who.int)
  • The drivers of adolescent pregnancies in the sub-regional parts of Asia Pacific are complex indeed and a palette of interventions are needed to tackle the problem of adolescent pregnancies, said Björn Andersson of UNFPA. (countercurrents.org)
  • One of the fundamental causes of this situation is the lack of access to important interventions to improve reproductive health, such as family planning. (asqh.org)
  • The failure to target men with reproductive health interventions weakens the impact of reproductive health programs. (asqh.org)
  • Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology. (chkd.org)
  • Our pediatric team's passion is providing expert care for every need and every developmental stage - for newborns, toddlers, school-aged children, teenagers and young adults. (childrensnational.org)
  • In addition to our comprehensive care, we have access to pediatric specialists and subspecialists throughout our hospital and can provide a seamless transition for patients who need additional specialty care beyond our services. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • She is also the adolescent medicine rotation director for the pediatric residency program. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford cares for some of the highest acuity pediatric patients in the country, and the Division of Adolescent Medicine provides consultative services to hospitalized adolescents and young adults. (stanford.edu)
  • Stanford medical students and pediatric residents rotate through our inpatient and outpatient services and gain exposure to a wide array of medical and psychosocial problems encountered by adolescents and young adults from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. (stanford.edu)
  • Oscar Otim, peer leader, Pediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA) and a national young people and adolescent peer support (YAPS) model trainer, Uganda. (jsi.com)
  • Swartzendruber A , English A, Blumoff Greenberg K, Murray PJ, Freeman M, Upadhya K,Simpson T, Miller E, Santelli J. Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States: Lack of Adherence to Medical and Ethical Practice Standards: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and North American Society for Adolescent and Pediatric Gynecology. (uga.edu)
  • We are committed to helping all of our patients have a smooth transition from pediatric to adult health care. (medstarhealth.org)
  • The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) are a source of medical information and advice on environmental conditions that influence reproductive and children's health. (cdc.gov)
  • AAP recommendations form the basis of pediatric preventive health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Newsroom: What is adolescent medicine and how does it differ from general pediatric care? (news-line.com)
  • Then teams of pediatric and adult cancer specialists-including oncologists, radiologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and geneticists-work together to determine specific treatment options for you. (uihc.org)
  • The AYA Cancer Program assigns patients to appropriate clinical trials, including enrolling adult patients on pediatric trials and vice versa. (uihc.org)
  • Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program donations support pediatric and adult oncologists and researchers, the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, and University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. (uihc.org)
  • Packard Children's Hospital's Pediatric Weight Clinic helps overweight and obese children and teens improve their health and quality of life. (pavementworks.com)
  • CDC and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments request that healthcare providers, especially obstetric and pediatric healthcare providers, participate in the US Zika Pregnancy Registry. (cdc.gov)
  • Adolescent health creates a major global burden and has a great deal of additional and diverse complications compared to adult reproductive health such as early pregnancy and parenting issues, difficulties accessing contraception and safe abortions, lack of healthcare access, and high rates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and mental health issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Community college students' lives outside of the classroom-including their sexual and reproductive health- can directly impact their ability to succeed in school, yet most community colleges do not provide sexual and reproductive health services (Bernstein and Reichlin Cruse 2020). (iwpr.org)
  • MAIN RESULTS: From 2000 to 2020, maternal mortality among adolescents and young adults showed a decreasing trend in the state of Bahia. (bvsalud.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: to analyze the temporal trend of maternal mortality and correlate it with prenatal care coverage among adolescents and young adults, state of Bahia, Brazil, 2000-2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar la tendencia temporal de la mortalidad materna y correlacionarla con la cobertura prenatal, entre adolescentes y adultas jóvenes, en el estado de Bahía, período 2000-2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • A 2020 study conducted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 57 countries found that only 55% of girls and women feel they're empowered to make decisions and exercise their reproductive rights. (righttoplay.ca)
  • In Ghana, the rate of adolescent pregnancies climbed from 10% in 2008 to 30% in 2017, with an additional increase starting in 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. (righttoplay.ca)
  • In China, "an estimated 3000 health care workers have been infected and at least 22 have died" ( Adams and Walls 2020 ). (cgdev.org)
  • We focus on promoting sexual health and reducing unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • The majority of adolescents and young adults are sexually active but many hold incorrect or limited information about how to effectively avoid unintended pregnancies. (iwpr.org)
  • Hence, as different stakeholders work on the long and arduous process of amending this existing provision of the Reproductive Health (RH) law, in the interim, highlighting the responsibility of parents and legal guardians to ensure the access of minors to SRH services and commodities serves as an alternative path to increasing the protection of teenagers from unplanned pregnancies. (bworldonline.com)
  • Then again, while adolescent pregnancies have reduced overall by almost 50% (mostly due to reduction in child marriage in South Asia, especially India), the rates have stagnated or risen in many parts of South East Asia. (countercurrents.org)
  • It will support youth to keep themselves safe from disease, avoid early or unwanted pregnancies, and become advocates for their own health, well-being and rights. (righttoplay.ca)
  • During the school closures of Sierra Leone's Ebola outbreak, "a reported increase in adolescent pregnancies during the outbreak has been attributed largely to the closure of schools. (cgdev.org)
  • Fulfilling the unmet need for contraceptives among adolescents alone could prevent an estimated 7.4 million unintended pregnancies annually. (fhi360.org)
  • Not only is the ability to control one's fertility a right, but also early, unintended, and mistimed pregnancies create physical and social risks for many adolescent girls - affecting their health outcomes and those of their children. (fhi360.org)
  • Our Reproductive and Sexual Health Clinic provides developmentally appropriate care to adolescents and young adults. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Why choose Seattle Children's Reproductive and Sexual Health Clinic? (seattlechildrens.org)
  • The Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital provides specialized care for the physical, mental and social well-being of adolescents and young adults ages 12 to 21. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic does not provide primary care, psychological testing or psychological counseling. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The Johns Hopkins All Children's Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic participates in educating and training residents on all levels of adolescent and young adult care. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Dr. Silva is a bilingual adolescent medicine physician in the Adolescent Medicine and Young Adult Specialty Clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The first adolescent clinic at Stanford was established in 1918, probably the first clinic of its kind in the United States. (stanford.edu)
  • Out-patient clinical care is offered through the Teen and Young Adult Clinic, Eating Disorders Clinic, Teen Health Van, Adolescent Gynecology Clinic, Weight Clinic, Vaden Student Health Services, and Juvenile Hall. (stanford.edu)
  • 1. Ref: Gates A.E. The work of the adolescent clinic of Stanford University Medical School. (stanford.edu)
  • We also work closely the Adolescent and Young Adult Reproductive Clinic at the Emory Reproductive Clinic that manages complex gynecologic conditions and disorders. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • That's why Dr. Yen and other members of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Teen and Young Adult Clinic recommend "off-to-college" health checkups. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • Find more information on the Teen and Young Adult Clinic at Packard Children's here . (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • The teenage years have always been difficult," said Escovedo, who directs a new adolescent health clinic at Guerin Children's. (news-line.com)
  • The Cedars-Sinai Adolescent Health Clinic is focused on the health of preteens, teenagers and young adults. (news-line.com)
  • Newsroom: What services does the Cedars-Sinai Adolescent Health Clinic provide? (news-line.com)
  • The Adolescent Medicine Clinic addresses the unique developmental and reproductive health needs of adolescents and young adults from 12 to 22 years of age. (pavementworks.com)
  • About Us Texas Children's Adolescent Medicine Clinic provides specialty consultation and management of care for patients ages 10-24. (pavementworks.com)
  • The results were 97% HIV testing, 82% condoms, and 54% contraception uptake, compared to the low numbers from the clinic that did not offer the services. (who.int)
  • This is largely a result of recognition that adolescents constitute large segments of developing countries' populations, that they are disproportionately affected by negative reproductive health outcomes and that services for adults are not responsive to the needs of adolescents. (guttmacher.org)
  • 6 Without such evidence, it has been difficult to convince policymakers that these programs are likely to improve the health outcomes of young people, or, at least, to do no harm. (guttmacher.org)
  • All great work towards improving the health outcomes. (jsi.com)
  • Growing efforts to implement holistic approaches to student success also often ignore the role that sexual and reproductive health outcomes can play students' academic careers. (iwpr.org)
  • In line with a life course perspective, much of Dr. Swartzendruber's research focuses on health behavior, health services, and outcomes during critical periods and life transitions, particularly adolescence and young adulthood, pregnancy, and parenting. (uga.edu)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal agencies are committed to primary and secondary prevention of lead exposure and its adverse health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • This often results in poor health outcomes in reproductive and mental health [6]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Gender-based violence (GBV) has remained a human rights violation [8], and is associated with negative health outcomes. (researchsquare.com)
  • The age range considered is usually 15-49 years being the reproductive age, but experiences differ according to age groups in terms of health outcomes and other negative experiences [1, 3, 9]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Behaviour acquired in adolescence impacts health outcomes and lasts a lifetime. (who.int)
  • His research focuses on the role of families in promoting adolescent and young adult health among Latinos and in other underserved communities, with a special focus on preventing HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and improving care outcomes for youth receiving HIV prevention and care services. (socialmission.org)
  • to compare obstetric and neonatal outcomes among adolescent and adult mothers. (bvsalud.org)
  • prevalence of risk factors for obstetric and neonatal outcomes of adolescents aged 10-14 requires careful health evaluation. (bvsalud.org)
  • We work closely with healthcare providers from different clinics or services to care for people with medical or developmental issues that can affect their reproductive health. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Our interdisciplinary Reproductive and Sexual Health team works closely with you and other members of the healthcare team to create customized care plans. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Prescryptive Health, a healthcare technology company on a mission to rewrite the script for the U.S. pharmaceutical market, announced that more than 60,000 pharmacies nationwide are available to healthcare consumers on its web-based mobile prescription management app, myPrescryptive. (vator.tv)
  • The family-planning specialists at Emory Healthcare provide age-appropriate gynecologic care for many teens and young adults, regardless of age or gender orientation. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • Also, Emory Healthcare does not endorse or recommend any specific commercial product or service. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • He is the recipient of many awards and honors including the McGovern Medal of the American Medical Writers Association, Person of the Year-2001 from USA Today, and one of the fifty most influential people in American healthcare, according to Modern Health Care magazine. (cdc.gov)
  • Achieving universal access to healthcare requires moving beyond service availability to understand and address the myriad interconnected structural, sociocultural, and demographic factors that determine individuals' level of engagement with health services. (escholarship.org)
  • This newly structured resource houses the PEHSU National Classroom which allows healthcare professionals access to resources, webinars, and interactive online courses on various topics relating to environmental health. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Classroom is intended to help healthcare professionals broaden their level of expertise in environmental health and stay informed of the latest information available. (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, the issues of the proper care organization for the viability and health of the younger generation of girls, which represent the most important task of modern domestic healthcare, are of urgency (1, 7, 8). (hvt-journal.com)
  • Knowing this a highly stigmatized topic, ReproActive aims to deliver unique tools to relevant stakeholders, adolescents, young adults, healthcare providers, and parents. (umich.edu)
  • For half a century, Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) has revolutionized healthcare for teens and young adults in the United States and across the world. (pavementworks.com)
  • Also healthcare providers should provide high quality counselling that is done in a very respectful and confidential manner for both men and women," said Björn Andersson to CNS (Citizen News Service). (countercurrents.org)
  • Access to WASH in healthcare facilities is essential to the delivery of safe, quality health care services, including sexual and reproductive health for women and girls," says Nicole Hurtubise, CEO, WaterAid Canada. (righttoplay.ca)
  • Reproductive Health 4.1 General Reproductive Health Problems 4.2 Regularity and Outcome of Medical Examinations 4.3 Health-Related Behavioural Factors 4.4 Maternal Health and Child Care 4.5 Forced Sexual Intercourse Chapter 5. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Dr. Swartzendruber's research focuses on women's sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health. (uga.edu)
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES: The study suggests the importance of quality obstetric care during prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum period for reducing maternal mortality among adolescents and young adults, especially from preventable causes. (bvsalud.org)
  • PERSPECTIVES: Improving the records of causes of death on information systems, enhancing obstetric care, and investing in sexual and reproductive health policies aimed at adolescents may contribute to the reduction of maternal deaths. (bvsalud.org)
  • there was a significant correlation between prenatal care coverage and maternal mortality among adolescents and young adults. (bvsalud.org)
  • Progress against Millennium Development Goals 4 (Reduce child mortality) and 5 (Improve maternal health), for example, has been on track. (who.int)
  • It considered mechanisms other than genes for how health and growth was transmitted between generations, including changes in a father's sperm or a mother's ovum, maternal influences around the time of conception and in later pregnancy, and parenting in the first two years after birth. (preventionconversation.org)
  • During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, for example, the "decrease in utilization of life-saving health services translates to 3600 additional maternal, neonatal and stillbirth deaths in the year 2014-15 under the most conservative scenario" ( Sochas, Channon, and Nam 2017 ). (cgdev.org)
  • In my own research (with Goldstein and Popova), we found that the disproportionate loss of health workers in areas that had few to begin with would likely lead to higher maternal mortality for years to come. (cgdev.org)
  • Maternal mortality among adolescents under 20 is about twice that of women over the age of 20. (fhi360.org)
  • This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications that address gaps in our understanding of best practices for promoting reproductive health across the transition from adolescence to adulthood for persons with disabilities. (nih.gov)
  • Our Reproductive and Sexual Health providers have specialized training in adolescent medicine, giving them a deeper understanding of the development that happens during adolescence and early adulthood. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • We offer adolescent and young adult specialty care for patients at all stages and support the transition from childhood to adulthood. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Many adult health problems have their origins in adolescence and young adulthood, so discussions about smoking, alcohol and drug use, sexuality, mood, nutrition, sleep, and exercise are among the important subjects we review. (medstarhealth.org)
  • The daunting developmental tasks of adolescence and young adulthood are to achieve a high level of independence and autonomy, a social and sexual identity that allows for enjoyment and intimacy, and clarity regarding one's place in society as a contributing adult within the context of a family and/or career. (medstarhealth.org)
  • Therefore, the stages of adolescence and young adulthood are fast-paced, present high expectations for growth and change, and demand frequent adaptation to new situations. (medstarhealth.org)
  • Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical life stages that shape the trajectory of future health. (escholarship.org)
  • 2. Adolescence, a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, is characterized by rapid and objective physiologic changes, such as rapid growth, maturation of the reproductive system and changes in physical appearance. (who.int)
  • There is a rapid increase in obesity across adolescence and young adulthood, according to the authors. (preventionconversation.org)
  • The African Character Initiation Programme (ACIP) accompanies and empowers adolescents with information through their identity and sexual crises, to build their confidence and self-esteem and provides them with life skills and character values for successful transition to responsible adulthood. (who.int)
  • In 2016, adolescent birth rates between the ages of 15-19 was 45 per 1000. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2016, UNC conducted the Girl Power study to assess whether a model of youth-friendly health services implemented in government clinics could improve service uptake in this population. (who.int)
  • estudio transversal basado en datos del Sistema de Información de Nacimientos Vivos comparando las variables sociodemográficas, obstétricas y neonatales de madres adolescentes y adultas de Rio Grande do Sul en el período 2010-2016. (bvsalud.org)
  • Diagnosis and management of uncomplicated chlamydia trachomatis infections in adolescents and adults: summary of evidence reviewed for the 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines. (medlineplus.gov)
  • For more information on these services, please visit Johns Hopkins All Children's General Pediatrics and Psychology . (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • He has published extensively in leading scientific journals, including: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet HIV, Clinical Infectious Diseases, JAMA Pediatrics, Pediatrics, and the American Journal of Public Health. (socialmission.org)
  • In Asian countries, where early marriage is encouraged to protect young women's honour, early sexual experiences can be coercive and traumatic and, with respect to early pregnancy, dangerous for mother and child. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Women's Health Issues. (uga.edu)
  • ABSTRACT Men's participation in family planning has become a cornerstone in women's reproductive health. (who.int)
  • The focus on young women's experiences with sex work over the years has received little attention. (researchsquare.com)
  • FAWE, a pan-African NGO founded in 1992 that promotes girls' and women's education by influencing the transformation of education systems in Africa through advocacy, will focus on advocacy and policy engagement to ensure adolescents' sexual and reproductive health rights become a reality. (righttoplay.ca)
  • The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate the significant barriers for girls and young women's to access essential sexual and reproductive health information and services. (plan-international.org)
  • Most research on the reproductive health needs of PWD has addressed menstrual management for girls. (nih.gov)
  • Escovedo: We counsel about general health, but also specific issues like management of menstrual disorders, eating disorders, substance use concerns, mental health, contraception, when to get vaccines like the HPV vaccine or COVID vaccines. (news-line.com)
  • To study the nature of changes and peculiarities of the menstrual function in adolescent girls, internal migrants from the highland regions of the republic, depending on the length of stay in lowland areas. (hvt-journal.com)
  • Thus, the study of peculiarities of menstrual function and tendencies of its changes in response to the move from highland region to the lowland region for adolescent girls showed that there is a slight increase of a menstrual cycle and an increase in the menstruation itself. (hvt-journal.com)
  • WaterAid will share its 40 years of experience of implementing water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs in developing countries to lead activities related to WASH, menstrual health and hygiene management (MHM), and health infrastructure rehabilitation. (righttoplay.ca)
  • Confidentiality concerns can impact adolescent and young adults' access to sexual and reproductive health services. (cdc.gov)
  • Similarly, confidentiality concerns may arise because youth seeking such services may not have time alone during a visit with a health care provider. (cdc.gov)
  • A new NCHS report describes two measures related to confidentiality concerns and sexual and reproductive health care. (cdc.gov)
  • For females aged 15-17 and 18-25, those who had confidentiality concerns were less likely to receive sexual and reproductive health services in the past year compared with those without these concerns. (cdc.gov)
  • Advocacy efforts led by the faculty address confidentiality, reproductive health care, access to mental health services, health-related decision-making, care of the homeless and underinsured, food insecurity, eating disorders prevention and prevention of gender-based violence. (stanford.edu)
  • National-level data are limited regarding confidentiality- visit has been associated previously with higher reported deliv- related issues and the use of sexually transmitted disease (STD) ery of sexual health services ( 5 ) and has been suggested by the services for adolescents and young adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The 261 QuickStats results indicated that confidentiality-related issues were associ- ated with less reported use of some STD services, especially for younger persons and females. (cdc.gov)
  • STD services included receiving a national estimates of confidentiality-related issues among U.S. sexual risk assessment and other clinical services. (cdc.gov)
  • Among those aged 15-25, older age was associated with a decrease in the percentage of persons who had confidentiality concerns regarding sexual or reproductive health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Further, adolescent-friendly spaces in local health units to assure the confidentiality and privacy of young people are wanting. (bworldonline.com)
  • Multivariate analysis was used to assess whether the project was associated with changes in young people's sexual initiation, safer-sex behavior and discussion of reproductive health issues with adults. (guttmacher.org)
  • The 36-month project was associated with considerable changes in young people's sexual and reproductive health-related behavior, but behavior change differed by gender. (guttmacher.org)
  • Investment in young people's sexual and reproductive health in particular ensures that young people are not only protected from HIV and other STIs, but also that they have the number of children they desire, when and if they wish to have them. (fhi360.org)
  • So, this World Population Day, we encourage governments, donors and civil society to consider devoting more attention and resources to young people's sexual and reproductive health. (fhi360.org)
  • 1 Most recently, alarming rates of HIV infection in young adults, particularly young women, have further focused attention on this vulnerable group, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. (guttmacher.org)
  • A study in Botswana, Cameroon, Guinea and South Africa examined the impact of mass media, peer education and "youth friendly" contraceptive services. (guttmacher.org)
  • Ten years ago when I was working in West Africa coordinating a community mental health team, the lack of relevant resources to support our workers in the field was alarming. (hesperian.org)
  • In this conversation , young men and the experts who support them in Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia shared their experiences and thoughts on what is needed to address this gap. (jsi.com)
  • The publication includes a synthesis and the summarized presentations given at the Regional Consultation on Strengthening the Provision of Adolescent-Friendly Health Services in Africa which was held in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17-21 October 2000. (unesco.org)
  • This has had a devastating impact on the reproductive health of mothers, newborns and adolescents in Africa. (asqh.org)
  • Interruption of access to sexual and reproductive health services in Africa puts pregnant women and their families at greater risk. (asqh.org)
  • Unfortunately, young women in high-prevalence areas of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, continue to remain at high risk for HIV with 26% of new infections occurring in women aged 15-24 years despite this age group making up only 10% of the population. (medscape.com)
  • Washington state privacy laws make it complicated for parents and caregivers to access adolescent health information. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • A further interpretation includes access to sex education, access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of birth control, as well as access to appropriate health care services, as the ability of women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth could provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Low income individuals may lack access to appropriate health services and/or knowledge of how to maintain reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women in developing countries have little access to family planning services, different cultural practices, lack of information, birthing attendants, prenatal care, birth control, postnatal care, lack of access to health care, and are typically in poverty. (wikipedia.org)
  • Her research focuses on factors including relationship context, community characteristics, and access to reproductive health services, and their relationship to the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. (childtrends.org)
  • CVS Accountable Care Organization, a division of the CVS Health family of businesses, announced it entered into a collaboration with Catholic Health and Catholic Health Physician Partner's ACO to expand value-based care and health care access for Medicare beneficiaries across the Catholic Health Physician Network in the New York area. (vator.tv)
  • Increase access to affordable, comprehensive insurance in all states, such as by approving Biden's plan for a public health insurance option . (msmagazine.com)
  • Our work focuses on multidisciplinary, gender-sensitive development approaches to improve quality, access, and equity within health systems worldwide. (jsi.com)
  • The report describes existing gaps in service provision and highlights a range of practices that can be replicated and scaled up to expand access for community college students. (iwpr.org)
  • At age 18, under the federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), access to the patient's health records and any discussion about the patient's health is only provided to people that the patient has consented to, including parents. (medstarhealth.org)
  • Each chapter of this dissertation shares the unifying objective of informing real-world implementation strategies to improve access to essential health services among adolescents and young adults. (escholarship.org)
  • Having access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services is imperative to a person's health. (pzat.org)
  • The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. (pzat.org)
  • The lack of access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) commodities is a contributing factor to the teenage pregnancy problem. (bworldonline.com)
  • Not only is there lack of access to reproductive health services and information, violence, and abuse and the persisting negative social norms towards young people's sexuality contribute significantly to teenage pregnancy. (bworldonline.com)
  • Unfortunately, the RH law prevents young people from having complete access to reproductive health commodities and services. (bworldonline.com)
  • The RH law requires written consent from a parent or a guardian before minors can access modern forms of reproductive health commodities. (bworldonline.com)
  • Amending the RH law, specifically the clause on the mandatory written parental or legal guardian consent, is the main reform to remove the bottleneck on young people's access to SRH services and commodities. (bworldonline.com)
  • Your dedicated nurse coordinator provides you with access to services and additional support based on your needs. (uihc.org)
  • 3. The heterogeneous nature of adolescents, their difficulty to access and fully utilize available health services and their vulnerability to morbidity and mortality are recognized. (who.int)
  • Handicap Access OU Health Physicians - Adolescent Medicine 1200 N. Children's Ave., Suite 5F Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Get Directions Phone: (405) 271-6208 Fax: (405) 271-6279. (pavementworks.com)
  • Restrictions on the movement of people and goods remain a major obstacle to socioeconomic development and health-care provision and, in particular, are affecting access to specialized care. (who.int)
  • While increase in economic growth and development usually leads to lower fertility rate among women, it should not restrict their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and family planning services. (countercurrents.org)
  • Countries must be able to ensure that there is no stigma around using modern contraceptives and that young adults/ adolescents have access to them and buy them without any fear of stigma. (countercurrents.org)
  • It aims to advance gender equality by improving access to sexual and reproductive education and gender-responsive health care for young people, especially girls and young women. (righttoplay.ca)
  • Drawing on project partners' respective areas of expertise, the consortium will work with young adults, teachers, educators, local health workers, as well as community and government partners to increase access to sexual and reproductive health education and to gender-responsive health services for youth, especially girls and young women. (righttoplay.ca)
  • Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health services and access to appropriate care have the power to improve people's lives. (asqh.org)
  • We work with partners around the world to enable access to quality sexual health services, and eliminate harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage. (plan-international.org)
  • Every young person, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves safety, and equal access to opportunities and services. (plan-international.org)
  • The absorption of health resources by emergency response may also lead to disruptions in access to reproductive health services. (cgdev.org)
  • Unfortunately, many young people do not have access to the critical sexual and reproductive health information and services required to stay healthy and avoid unintended pregnancy. (fhi360.org)
  • Originally from Memphis, Dr. Caves recently moved to the Tidewater area after completing her fellowship in adolescent medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. (chkd.org)
  • She also completed a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Whether you are experiencing issues with fertility, chronic conditions that have made conception difficult, have experienced the pain of pregnancy loss, or are interested in family planning, Brown Sugar Birth Services has a program for you. (brownsugarbirth.com)
  • Young men (and, I would add, women) affected by cancer should always have the possibility to preserve their future fertility and receive appropriate counselling. (emjreviews.com)
  • Being responsible for the male gamete cryopreservation bank at the University Hospital of Careggi, Florence, Italy, I am aware that, all too often, consultants in a variety of fields forget to provide appropriate counselling to young male cancer patients regarding the possibility of fertility preservation before initiating any therapy that may affect testicular function. (emjreviews.com)
  • The authors also present practical strategies to improve the quality of services for cancer patients to address their fertility needs. (emjreviews.com)
  • 5 three needs were identified as important to young adults with cancer: information on treatment and risk of recurrence of their specific malignancy, the effects of cancer treatment on fertility, and information on healthy diets and exercise during cancer treatment. (emjreviews.com)
  • 6 noted that good health and fertility were among the three top life goals in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients. (emjreviews.com)
  • This investment gives youth greater control over their own health and fertility, helps young women prevent negative consequences for themselves and their children, and opens up new possibilities for individual and national growth - all possibilities worth reflecting on. (fhi360.org)
  • The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and the National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center (NAHIC) have published a series of issue briefs explaining the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for adolescents and young adults. (cahl.org)
  • The Center for Adolescent Health at Stanford has a longstanding commitment to improving the health of adolescents and young adults. (stanford.edu)
  • According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), unmet needs for sexual and reproductive health deprive women of the right to make "crucial choices about their own bodies and futures", affecting family welfare. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, adolescents have the largest unmet needs. (bworldonline.com)
  • If we have to close the gap for unmet needs for family planning services, high quality modern contraceptives must be made accessible and affordable in a voluntary rights-based manner to all those who need them. (countercurrents.org)
  • Many young women report not wanting to become pregnant, but the level of unmet need for contraception among adolescents is more than twice that of adults. (fhi360.org)
  • In some regions of the world, the unmet need for contraception among adolescents is as high as 68 percent. (fhi360.org)
  • For most adolescent females, they have yet to complete their body growth trajectories, therefore adding a pregnancy exposes them to a predisposition to complications. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adolescent pregnancy, especially in developing countries, carries increased health risks, and contributes to maintaining the cycle of poverty. (wikipedia.org)
  • At Child Trends, she has taken a lead role in the evaluations of several school and community-based adolescent pregnancy prevention programs and is currently the lead scientist on an evaluation of an innovative sexual health program for youth funded under the Family and Youth Service Bureau's Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies Program (PREIS). (childtrends.org)
  • Sexual and reproductive health services and related health information on pregnancy resource center websites: A state-wide content analysis. (uga.edu)
  • Young women and men often carry lifestyle and health risks from adolescence into pregnancy, they added, even if this happens in their 20s or 30s. (preventionconversation.org)
  • Health and lifestyle in the months immediately before pregnancy matters for both young mothers and fathers-to-be," Professor Patton said. (preventionconversation.org)
  • The health system now only kicks into action with a woman's first antenatal visit, most often eight to 14 weeks into a pregnancy. (preventionconversation.org)
  • We need the health service system to be engaged before pregnancy - and it should go beyond its current focus on contraception to tackle broader health risks and emotional well-being in both young women and men. (preventionconversation.org)
  • Both depression in pregnancy and after birth are generally a continuation of pre-pregnancy mental health problems that date back to adolescence. (preventionconversation.org)
  • The health consequences of anaemia can include poor pregnancy outcome, impaired physical and cognitive development, increased risk of morbidity in children and reduced work productivity in adults. (who.int)
  • Family planning and pregnancy prevention services. (sbclinics.org)
  • Teenage pregnancy can rob girls of their potential by ceasing their education and giving them adult responsibilities. (plan-international.org)
  • Pregnancy is one of the leading causes of death among young women ages 15-19. (fhi360.org)
  • Meanwhile, young women who avoid unintended pregnancy are more likely to stay in school, participate in the work force and have healthier, better-educated children than their peers who begin childbearing in adolescence. (fhi360.org)
  • Pelvic Examination For gynecologic care, a woman should choose a health care practitioner with whom she can comfortably discuss sensitive topics, such as sex, birth control, pregnancy, and problems related to. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Our team include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, and mental health providers - all of whom specialize in the care of teenagers and young adults. (pavementworks.com)
  • 3 Estimates show that 1 in 20 sexually active young women aged 14-24 years has chlamydia. (cdc.gov)
  • 16 Teenage girls and young women may have cervical ectopy (where cells from the endocervix are present on the ectocervix). (cdc.gov)
  • The WHO assessed in 2008 that "Reproductive and sexual ill-health accounts for 20% of the global burden of ill-health for women, and 14% for men. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women bear and usually nurture children, so their reproductive health is inseparable from gender equality. (wikipedia.org)
  • In developing countries, young women are pressured to marry for different reasons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under this grant, Ms. Welti is conducting quantitative analyses to examine trends in the characteristics of women receiving publicly funded family planning services, family planning service receipt, and contraceptive use. (childtrends.org)
  • When first published in 1998, Where Women was the first accessibly written source of health information for millions of women worldwide. (hesperian.org)
  • More than 20 percent of all women and nearly half of low-income women aged 15-44 rely on Medicaid and other public health insurance programs for coverage. (msmagazine.com)
  • Health systems fail to meet their needs, and this has a negative impact on the health of both men and women. (jsi.com)
  • In Uganda, married women are the group for whom HIV transmission is increasing most rapidly, and a study in Kenya and Zambia showed that the sexual health benefits of marriage for women are offset by a higher frequency of sex, lower rates of condom use and their husbands' risky behaviours. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that young women and individuals assigned female sex at birth have their first visit to the gynecologist between the ages of 13 and 15. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • She is active in several professional societies including the National Association of County & City Health Officials, the National Medical Association, CDC Committee Credentialing for Public Health Workforce, CDC Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Committee, and the Department of Health & Human Services Steering Committee for the Bright Futures for Women Initiative. (cdc.gov)
  • In Chapter 1, I present the preliminary impacts of a multifaceted loyalty program intervention on the provision of sexual and reproductive health products and health facility referrals to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW, ages 15-24 years) at drug shops in Tanzania. (escholarship.org)
  • Thousands of young men and women are sent to emergency rooms in the U.S. every year from drugged drinks. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • I recommend both young men and women be aware of different types of emergency contraception and how they work," Yen says. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • Follow-up reproductive health KAP survey for women and Baseline reproductive health KAP survey for men: final report. (unesco.org)
  • Nevertheless, most reproduc- Nonetheless, men were less likely than The sample of married men was recruit- tive health and family planning pro- women to approve of family planning. (who.int)
  • The 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey showed that one out of 10 women between the ages 15 and 19 was childbearing. (bworldonline.com)
  • Goals of "One Vision, Three Zeroes" initiative by 2030 cannot be achieved without providing voluntary rights-based services to women in Asia and the Pacific region, as well as globally, averred Björn Andersson, UNFPA regional director for Asia and the Pacific region. (countercurrents.org)
  • Brown Sugar Birth Services is committed to being a constant resource for reproductive and preconception health for adolescent and young adult women. (brownsugarbirth.com)
  • Each year, millions of young people, particularly girls and young women, are barred from making decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. (righttoplay.ca)
  • The Sexual Health and Reproductive Education (SHARE) project will be implemented in a consortium led by Right To Play in partnership with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), and WaterAid, with technical support from FHI 360. (righttoplay.ca)
  • We are proud to support youth, especially girls and young women, to build knowledge and confidence that will help them make fact-based decisions about their reproductive health," says Susan McIsaac, CEO, Right To Play International. (righttoplay.ca)
  • In this day and age, we cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand regarding the sexual and reproductive health rights of girls and young women. (righttoplay.ca)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that poor reproductive health accounts for 18% of the global disease burden and 32% of the total disease burden in women of reproductive age. (asqh.org)
  • Women need men and partners in the field of reproductive health to understand the risks to which they are exposed and strategies to prevent women. (asqh.org)
  • Pregnant women and young children are most at risk: about 50% of pregnant women and 63% of children under-5 have iron deficiency anaemia. (who.int)
  • Ensuring girls' and young women realise their right to sexual and reproductive health and have control over their lives and bodies are critical to achieving gender equality. (plan-international.org)
  • Young women have grown tired of patriarchal control of female sexuality and are demanding a say on their sexual and reproductive health and rights. (plan-international.org)
  • Wenham, Smith, and Morgan highlight that women will be more affected in places with more female health workers. (cgdev.org)
  • As the pandemic spreads, the toll on women health workers will likely be significant. (cgdev.org)
  • The study found that the provision of care by nurses in Primary Health Care is close to the sociocultural aspects of these women when considering the beliefs and values of each individual, especially regarding the life context and their care experiences. (bvs.br)
  • Early in the AIDS epidemic, women rarely received a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS, but by 2005, women represented 27% of the estimated 45,669 new diagnoses of HIV/AIDS, with the greatest rise among young women. (medscape.com)
  • Of women with AIDS, 71% were diagnosed between the ages of 25 and 44, implying that many of them may have been infected as adolescents. (medscape.com)
  • We also assist our local primary care physicians and specialists in caring for teens and young adults in our community. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • the adolescent specialists at MedStar Health are always available to discuss your family's needs. (medstarhealth.org)
  • These include topics in which adolescent health specialists have counseling experience, such as sex, drugs, mental health and other sensitive issues. (news-line.com)
  • Adolescent health specialists also can provide reproductive health services and sexually transmitted infection care that not all pediatricians have training to handle. (news-line.com)
  • At Children's Health℠, the board certified, fellowship-trained adolescent and young adult (AYA) medicine specialists build meaningful relationships with adolescents to support the evolving physical, emotional, and spiritual needs during a critical time period in their lives. (pavementworks.com)
  • Sexually active young people are at high risk of getting chlamydia for behavioral, biological, and cultural reasons. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 Few of these programs provide sexual and reproductive health services, perhaps because of discomfort with addressing the needs of unmarried, sexually active adolescents. (guttmacher.org)
  • The Reproductive and Sexual Health team at Seattle Children's considers all aspects of development and how they affect each person's health. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Research shows that a person's physical, emotional and social development during adolescence can affect their overall health throughout their life. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Our approach is to foster a gradual shift of responsibility for a young person's health from parents to self. (medstarhealth.org)
  • The programme provides services from a young person's perspective and addresses known barriers to care in youth dedicated spaces, separate from adults. (who.int)
  • She provides compassionate and equitable care to adolescents and young adults. (chkd.org)
  • MedStar Health has expert adolescent medicine physicians who offer specialized, routine, and acute medical care to adolescents ages 12 through 22-all within a trusting and compassionate environment. (medstarhealth.org)
  • BCHP Specialty: Adolescent Medicine Adolescent Medicine provides excellent health care to adolescents and young adults ages 11 to 24. (pavementworks.com)
  • Both males and females in the project site were more likely to discuss sexual and reproductive health issues with a nonparent adult than were young people in the control site (1.9 and 5.5, respectively). (guttmacher.org)
  • Swartzendruber A , Sales JM, Brown JL, DiClemente RJ, Rose E. Comparison of substance use typologies as predictors of sexual risk in African American adolescent females. (uga.edu)
  • The percentages of females (7.4%) and males (7.5%) aged 15-25 who would not seek sexual or reproductive health care because of concerns that their parents might find out about it were similar. (cdc.gov)
  • Females aged 15-17 and 18-25 who had concerns about seeking sexual or reproductive health care because their parents might find about it were less likely than those without these concerns to receive such services in the past year (19.9% compared with 34.0% for females aged 15-17 and 53.1% compared with 72.9% for females aged 18-25) ( Figure 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Any sexual or reproductive health service for females includes receiving a method of birth control or prescription for a method, a checkup or medical test related to using a birth control method, counseling or information about birth control, a Pap test, a pelvic examination, or a test for a sexually transmitted disease. (cdc.gov)
  • That 70% of adolescent females and 65% of adolescent males have had sex by age 1911 and few have married suggests that a large percentage do so before marrying. (cdc.gov)
  • The ACA protects patients against unfair insurance practices and has greatly expanded the scope of Medicaid and private health insurance plans, requiring coverage of contraceptives, maternity care and many other reproductive health services. (msmagazine.com)
  • Non-Use of Contraceptives 10.1 Reasons for not using a Contraceptive Method 10.2 Need for Family Planning Services Chapter 11. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Young Adults 11.1 Socio-Demographic Features of the Adolescent Population 11.2 Exposure to Sexual Activity 11.3 Exposure to Family Life and Sex Education 11.4 Use and Non-Use of Contraceptives 11.5 Information on Sex, Contraception and the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases References Household Questionnaire - Female Household Questionnaire - Male Individual Questionnaire - Male Section I. Respondent's Background Section II. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Intervention shops also distributed more HIV self-test kits, contraceptives, and health facility referrals to AGYW than comparison shops over the study period. (escholarship.org)
  • High chlamydia prevalence among young people also may reflect barriers to accessing STD prevention services. (cdc.gov)
  • Research in the division focuses on adolescent health-related decision making, medical management of adolescents and young adults with eating disorders, morbidities associated with the female athlete triad, sexual and reproductive health and prevention of gender-based violence. (stanford.edu)
  • As Director of DSTDP, Dr. Douglas is responsible for developing and directing CDC's national STD prevention programs and related research in behavioral science, epidemiology and surveillance, health services, and program evaluation. (cdc.gov)
  • They offer advice on prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of environmentally-related health effects in children. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical Toxicology is a medical subspecialty focusing on the diagnosis, management and prevention of poisoning and other adverse health effects due to medications, drug overdose, acute drug abuse problems, chemical exposures, occupational and environmental toxins, biological agents and envenomations. (cdc.gov)
  • At a time when obesity, mental health problems and heavy substance use have become common in young adults, prevention beginning in adolescence will be essential," Professor Patton said. (preventionconversation.org)
  • Routine cross-notification between the veterinary and human health surveillance systems should be part of any zoonotic disease prevention and control programme, and close collaboration between the two health sectors is particularly important during epidemiological and outbreak investigations. (who.int)
  • Dr. Guilamo-Ramos currently serves as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), the HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment. (socialmission.org)
  • Systematic reviews and empirical studies have shown that PWD experience disparities in preventive health care. (nih.gov)
  • The authors explore what the patterns and trends mean for sexual health and they review the literature on preventive approaches to improve sexual health status. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Given the diversity of sexual behaviour revealed by the study, the authors call for a range of preventive strategies to be adopted to protect sexual health. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Public health efforts related to con- remain on a parent's health insurance plan until the child's 26th fidentiality of STD services might be helpful to increase the birthday and required coverage of certain preventive services, use of recommended services among some youths. (cdc.gov)
  • Initiatives and information on preventive reproductive health must go beyond the all-female gender. (asqh.org)
  • As providers, we are also dedicated to helping children, adolescents and young adults develop independence and practice being involved in medical decisions. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • At age 18, youth in our practice will transition to an adult model of care with modifications as needed for youth with intellectual disabilities. (medstarhealth.org)
  • You will find Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STls) and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) practice questions past question PDF which can be downloaded for FREE on this page. (carlesto.com)
  • Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STls) and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) practice questions is useful when preparing for GES107 course exams. (carlesto.com)
  • Listening to young people's voices on sexual wellbeing and consent - what this means for sexual and reproductive health and rights influencing and practice. (plan-international.org)
  • Parents and caregivers are very important for ensuring the growth and development of adolescents into healthy adults. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • The family has primary responsibility for the healthy development of adolescents, supported by the community and the wider multisectoral environment. (who.int)
  • The Psychologist will also provide and/or supervise the provision of comprehensive psychological testing to patients at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. (greenjobs.com)
  • Cheryl describes it as the provision of sexual services for money or goods [13]. (researchsquare.com)
  • The term can also be further defined more broadly within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health―as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"― to denote sexual wellbeing, encompassing the ability of an individual to have responsible, satisfying and safe sex and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. (wikipedia.org)
  • These complications range from anemia, malaria, HIV and other STIs, postpartum bleeding and other postpartum complications, mental health disorders such as depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Her goals are to provide an inclusive, non-judgmental clinical atmosphere while offering educational and confidential services related to reproductive/sexual and mental health. (chkd.org)
  • These children desperately need their caregivers - parents, teachers, neighbors - to support not just their physical needs, but their mental and emotional health as well. (hesperian.org)
  • The team I was working with produced some of our own resources - a table-top teaching tool, and some community health nurse training manuals - and I sent these to Hesperian in the mail all the way from The Gambia with the suggestion that "we need something from your organization for mental health - HELP! (hesperian.org)
  • That was the beginning of my relationship with Hesperian, and ongoing contribution to mental health oriented resources for the village level. (hesperian.org)
  • HF: From your own experience working as a community mental health nurse in a number of developing countries, what kind of need will this book help to fill? (hesperian.org)
  • In terms of treatment, there are few trained staff, often mental health is not prioritized in training programs. (hesperian.org)
  • Then, there is the matter that mental health resources are typically highly theoretical and laden with concepts that are relevant to managing health care systems in the West, and rarely address the issues of development and globalization. (hesperian.org)
  • and a project aimed at integrating mental health services into the primary care medical setting. (greenjobs.com)
  • Dr. Caplan has served on numerous national and international committees, including the Advisory Committee to the United Nations on Human Cloning, the Advisory Committee to the Department of Health and Human Services on Blood Safety and Availability, and the special advisory panel to the National Institutes of Mental Health on human experimentation on vulnerable subjects. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical doctors are also great resources to either link families to mental health resources, prescribe medications if necessary, or assess whether an adolescent needs a higher level of care. (news-line.com)
  • Teens can always speak to their doctors confidentially about their mental health concerns. (news-line.com)
  • If your teen is actively in a mental health crisis or is actively suicidal, call or text 988. (news-line.com)
  • This is the mental health analog to 911. (news-line.com)
  • Escovedo: There is likely a connection between mental health and social media use. (news-line.com)
  • Sexuality is not synonymous with sexual intercourse (and it) influences thoughts, feelings, actions, and interactions and thereby our mental and physical health. (medicalhomeportal.org)
  • The care you receive should consider some important factors, including your education, career, and family plans-as well as your mental and physical health. (uihc.org)
  • Their health and development problems include those related to reproductive health, risk-taking behaviour and accidents, mental illness and communicable diseases such as STI and HIV/AIDS. (who.int)
  • 5. Common adolescent health problems include sexually transmitted infections, parasitic and water- borne diseases, malnutrition, injuries and disability as a result of risk-taking activity, and mental illness such as depression and psychosis which can lead to suicide and violence. (who.int)
  • The article in the edition of Nature argues that tackling health problems including obesity, mental health, poor nutrition and substance abuse in young people before they become parents is essential for the best possible start to life for their future children. (preventionconversation.org)
  • In high and middle income countries, the paper highlighted three main areas for action in adolescence: mental health, obesity and substance abuse. (preventionconversation.org)
  • Dr. Guilamo-Ramos is a nurse practitioner dually licensed in primary care (ANP-BC) and psychiatric-mental health nursing (PMHNP-BC) and he is credentialed as an HIV Specialist (AAHIVS) by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. (socialmission.org)
  • These results suggest that enhancing private sector drug shops with specialized programs designed around the needs and preferences of AGYW may be an effective strategy to reach them with sexual and reproductive health services. (escholarship.org)
  • Alcohol use problems and sexual risk among young adult African American mothers. (uga.edu)
  • Through the support of UNRWA, governmental and other health-care providers, the health conditions of Palestine refugee mothers and children have shown continued improvement. (who.int)
  • Brown Sugar Birth Services offers assistance in child birth planning and advocacy to mothers in their 3rd trimester. (brownsugarbirth.com)
  • It is not just about filling out a health form (which we certainly do) but, more importantly, to renew our relationship, update immunizations and laboratory tests, and screen for any physical or psychosocial problems or health-risk behaviors that may need attention or anticipatory guidance. (medstarhealth.org)
  • 13 However, sexual abuse should be a consideration among young children with vaginal, urethral, or rectal infection beyond the neonatal period. (cdc.gov)
  • Being a part of a hospital system focused on children and adolescents is a special experience. (chkd.org)
  • U.S. health care system have permitted dependent children to Health and Medicine ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program at MedStar Health provides comprehensive outpatient evaluation and treatment for children and their families. (medstarhealth.org)
  • PEHSUs work with health care professionals, parents, schools and community groups, and others to provide information on protecting children from environmental hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • Introduction: Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for unsupervised medication exposures among young children increased in the early 2000s. (cdc.gov)
  • Targeted approaches may be needed to achieve continued declines in unsupervised medication exposures among young children. (cdc.gov)
  • Adolescent Health and Medicine Program at Children's Wisconsin addresses the physical, emotional, and social changes and general health care issues that children, teens, and young adults from ages 10 to 21 normally encounter. (pavementworks.com)
  • The children under the age of ten years bear the brunt of the impact of AIDS and for them the impact is much longer lasting than for adults. (who.int)
  • Among Palestine refugees, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to such situations. (who.int)
  • Right To Play will use over two decades of experience protecting, educating and empowering children through the power of play to equip mentors and teachers with the training they need to provide young people with evidence-based information about sexual and reproductive health through experiential learning activities in schools. (righttoplay.ca)
  • We need to invest in their physical, social and emotional development to guarantee not only their own future health but that of their children. (preventionconversation.org)
  • Home Reproductive Health Editor's Pick: Children After Cancer? (emjreviews.com)
  • Dedicated to the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. (sbclinics.org)
  • Adolescent Development During adolescence, children become young adults. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Introduction to Problems in Adolescents For most children, adolescence is a period of good physical health. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Once children become adolescents, certain areas of the body require a more detailed examination. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Some adolescents or young adults may experience more serious developmental or emotional difficulties that require further in-depth evaluation and treatment. (medstarhealth.org)
  • The Psychologist will provide individual, family, and group therapy services to adolescents, ages 10-26, at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. (greenjobs.com)
  • Newsroom: What ages does adolescent medicine cover? (news-line.com)
  • Young female sex workers ages (15-24 years) who reported having experienced violence were recruited. (researchsquare.com)
  • Our board-certified adolescent medicine doctors offer comprehensive and compassionate care for adolescents ages 12 to 22. (pavementworks.com)
  • The Adolescent Medicine Division at Children's Hospital of Michigan specializes in the care of adolescents from ages 11 through 21. (pavementworks.com)
  • Today's generation of young people is the largest in history: there are 1.8 billion people between the ages of 10 and 24 on the planet. (fhi360.org)
  • The law's barrier is hinged on the prevailing beliefs and attitude on young people's sexuality and agency that discussing sexual and reproductive rights to young people would encourage them to engage in risky behaviors. (bworldonline.com)
  • However, the biased attitudes and behaviors of service providers towards teen clients deter young people from approaching them. (bworldonline.com)
  • In addition to … Some may engage in behaviors that present risks to their health and safety. (pavementworks.com)
  • They noted that the past decade has seen significant advancements in care for youth with disabilities, but reproductive health care and sexual health education remain substandard. (nih.gov)
  • This research also underscores the importance of epidemiologic data analysis as a tool to identify disparities, evaluate impact, and enable evidence-based decision-making to reduce inequities experienced by youth and support health and well-being across the life span. (escholarship.org)
  • Her research interests include emergency contraception - knowledge and use by high-risk youth/college students - and accuracy of health websites on adolescent reproductive health. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • A new project in Ghana, Mozambique, and Uganda will strengthen sexual and reproductive rights for more than 225,000 adolescents and youth (age 10-24) by 2026. (righttoplay.ca)
  • Using our engaging, play-based approach to learning, we will work with our expert partners FAWE, FHI 360, and WaterAid to address the systemic barriers that keep youth from claiming their health-related human rights and empower them to become advocates for their own health. (righttoplay.ca)
  • The Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) project in Malawi is an initiative supported by the Uinversity of Carlifornia (UNC). (who.int)
  • Chlamydia is most common among young people. (cdc.gov)
  • If you have symptoms of a chlamydia infection, your health care provider will collect a sample for culture or a test called nucleic acid amplification. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A low age of consent means that adolescents are more vulnerable to sexual abuse. (bworldonline.com)
  • It is evident that adolescents are vulnerable and at risk of morbidity and mortality. (who.int)
  • During this time, sexual and reproductive health and rights were neglected or outright targeted by the Trump administration and other opponents of reproductive autonomy. (msmagazine.com)
  • above all, we respect the autonomy of young patients and the concerns of their parents/guardians. (medstarhealth.org)
  • While awareness of health disparities related to race and ethnicity, sex, and gender has increased, awareness of health disparities among persons with disabilities (PWD) has lagged. (nih.gov)
  • SDG3, which focus on good health and well-being, and SGD5 on gender equality, are relevant to this study. (researchsquare.com)
  • With less than 130 months left to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), forthcoming 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR10) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, provides an opportunity to do a reality check on progress made (or lack of) on gender equality and human rights, and strategise to ensure that the region is on track to deliver on these promises. (countercurrents.org)
  • Issues of gender identity and tolerance for the expression of sexuality and reproduction must be strengthened in the context of the current risks to reproductive health. (asqh.org)
  • Gender inequality can come into even starker focus in the context of health emergencies. (cgdev.org)