PPT-An Overview of Child and Adolescent Health

Bethany Geldmaker PNP PhD Division of Child and Adolescent Health Virginia Department of Health Why is Child and Adolescent Health Important Unique needs and health problems distinct from adults. Quarterly Webinar. Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Agenda. Welcome . and Introductions. General . CAG Updates. CAG . Member Updates. Learning Session: Integrating . Adolescent Girls into Multi-. Sectoral. . . b. y . Dr. Sanjay Kumar. National . Programme. Officer, . UNFPA-India, New Delhi. COMMEMORATING WORLD POPULATION DAY . 2014. Vigyan. . Bhawan. , . New Delhi. July . 17, 2014 . . The adolescent and the youth population constitute a critical segments, as the future demographic, social, economic and political development depends on them . Adolescent Champion Project. Who Are Adolescent Champions?. The Adolescent Champion (AC) . team . consists of a . provider, . health center . manager(s), and staff . who serve as agents of change within the health center environment to optimize the care provided to adolescent patients. . Sailesh Gupta, Mumbai. Secretary General, IAP. Agam’s regret. Agam - a car thief, at 15. Went to Jail at 16. Emerged 6 mo later and knocked down a pedestrian with a stolen vehicle. Jailed for 7 years.. Prof. . Alisdair. A. Gillespie. De Montfort University, UK. Considers whether international and national law has created a situation where adolescents are potentially criminalised.. Considers the issue of youth-generated child sexual exploitation material that may meet the definition of ‘child pornography’.. Dez Holmes. Director. Research in Practice. 1. What makes adolescents so special?. The range, . nature . and causes of . adolescent risks . are different. than . those . faced by groups younger . / older . IN KENYA. PRESENTER: . DR. . JEANNE PATRICK. Adolescents (. 10-19 years. ) constitute . 24%. of the population. Young people aged . 10-24 years . constitute about . 36% . of the population. . Teenage pregnancy rate . There are many issues that the adolescent faces in today’s American society that could bring on anxiety, present challenging problems, and/or require difficult decision-making. . Each individual may deal differently with these subjects. For some, the matter may be insignificant, while it becomes a crisis for others or their family. . Girl Power in Play Symposium . June 18-19, 2015. Dr. Carolyn MacDonald. Nutrition Director, World Vision International. Meet 12-year-old . Thuy. Thuy. , currently a 6. th. grader, works together with her parents to improve the livelihood of the family.. (VMMC). Services: Implications for Demand Creation. Authors: . Michelle Kaufman. 1. , Kim Dam. 1. , Karin Hatzold. 2. , Lynn Van Lith. 1. , Gertrude Ncube. 3. , Gissenge Lija. 4. , Collen Bonnecwe. Review of Policies Guiding the Adolescent HIV Care Continuum in 16 sub-Saharan African Countries Jepkoech Kottutt 1 , Emilia D. Rivadeneira 2 , Susan Hrapcak 2 1 Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Recommendations. April 25, 2017. 1. UNITY . Vision and Mission. 1. . ESTABLISH. . immunization as a central component of preventative health and as an investment in lifelong health.. MISSION: . 347 Scored by: dministratorComputerized scoring or interpretation available? Norms available? By age, gender, and ethnicityHave reliability studies been done? What measure(s) of reliability was used? Larrilyn. Grant, MD, MS; Jeff Barbee, DMA, MA; Anna . Kerlek. , MD. Background. There are approximately 8,300 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in the United States.. Only 1/5th of pediatric patients with mental health diagnoses are treated by mental health specialists. .