Proposed Medicaid Changes Threaten Adolescent Health
This fact sheet, from The
National Alliance and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine,
discusses the critical role that Medicaid plays in ensuring
adolescents' access to comprehensive health care necessary for
preventing and reducing chronic conditions and diseases.
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Future Directions for the Office of Adolescent Health
Clinical and policy leaders voice high
expectations for OAH leadership, envisioning more holistic strategies,
targeted and blended resources, and evidence for effective
innovations.
Strengthening Preventive Care to Better Address
Multiple Health Risks Among Adolescents
Despite high rates of multiple health
risk behaviors among adolescents, properly designed clinical and
community interventions can help adolescents reduce risks and improve
their health outcomes.
Concern for Our Teens: Opinion Leaders Speak Out on
Adolescent Health
Opinion leaders in business, academia,
and the military concur that significant health issues are preventing
adolescents from performing as well as they should at work, school, and
in military service.