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Adolescent Health Section
Department of Human Services

About Us
Vision
Policy
  • Advocate for adolescent access to quality health education and health services
  • Provide leadership and support to state and local planning processes
  • Develop and promote evidence-based strategies and programs
  • Coordinate activities that build and enhance state and local partnerships
  • Identify and direct resources that create sustainable state and local programs
  • Implement clear and effective adolescent health communications
Assessment
  • Collect, evaluate and report on an ongoing basis, data about adolescent health and access to health education and services
  • Provide technical and planning expertise to assist health and education professionals to collect and/or use adolescent health-related data
Assurance
  • Provide assistance to link all adolescents to health, family and other community resources to assure availability and access to quality, comprehensive health education and services
  • Provide technical support, training tools to enhance knowledge, skills and ability to meet adolescent health needs
Mission Statement
"To promote the health of all adolescents in Oregon in partnership with youth and communities."
Organization
Annual Performance Measures

The Adolescent Health Section (AHS) within the Office of Family Health was established in 2000. Our mission is to promote the health of all adolescents in Oregon. The AHS seeks to improve the health and wellness of adolescents and youth, defined as ages 10-24.

Our section is guided by the goals we have written around the core functions of public health. Focusing on public health issues, we provide guidance and technical assistance to schools, counties, health providers and non-governmental organizations. A number of our programs have developed tools and compiled reports based on the monitoring efforts of our agency. We have identified essential resources around public health policy and national research considered useful for health professionals working with adolescent populations.
Programs
Our section works with a variety of national partners and programs within the Department of Human Services-Health Services and across the state:
 
Page updated: September 21, 2007

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