Child and Adolescent Health
Guidelines and Recommendations

Below are selected prevention and treatment guidelines, recommendations, frameworks, approaches, and other documents related to child and adolescent health. Also see related links on this page.

Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years- United States, 2007 (2/1/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5551a7.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5551-Immunization.pdf
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices periodically reviews the recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18 years to ensure that the schedule is current with changes in vaccine formulations and reflects revised recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines, including those newly licensed.

Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings (11/29/06)http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm
These recommendations for HIV testing are intended for all health-care providers in the public and private sectors. The recommendations address HIV testing in health-care settings only.

Sun Safety at Schools: What You Can Do (9/19/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/skinpdfs/sunsafety_v0908.pdf
School is a place where young people can learn important sun safety lessons that can make a lifelong difference. This brochure explains how school administrators and staff, parents, and community healthcare service providers can promote sun safety.

Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- United States, 2006 (1/30/06)http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5451-Immunizationa1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5451-Immunization.pdf
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r060105a.htm
The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule was released with the updated schedule including new recommendations that will help protect adolescents from meningitis and pertussis (also known as “whooping cough”) and all children from hepatitis A. The annual childhood and adolescent immunization schedule is a joint effort of the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Key School Strategies to Prevent Childhood Obesity (10/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/keystrategies/
The percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than tripled since 1980. Overweight is a risk factor for health conditions such as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem. The good news is that schools can help students and staff adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors that are the keys to preventing obesity!

Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities (11/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/NationalInitiative/guide.htm
This publication is designed to help guide state and local agencies and organizations through processes including community coalition-building, needs and assets assessment, priority-setting, and program planning, implementation and evaluation.

First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Early Childhood Home Visitation and Firearms Laws; Findings from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (2003)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5214a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5214.pdf
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r031002.htm
Telebriefing Transcript
http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/t031002.htm
The Task Force conducted a systematic review of scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of early childhood home visitation for preventing several forms of violence: violence by the visited child against self or others; violence against the child (i.e., maltreatment [abuse or neglect]); other violence by the visited parent; and intimate partner violence. On the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness, the Task Force recommends early childhood home visitation for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action (2002-Revision)
Violence among children and adolescents is a significant public health concern. In 1997, violence claimed the lives of more than 3,700 Americans ages 19 and under-that's an average of 10 deaths per day-making the homicide rate for young people in the United States the highest among developed countries. This sourcebook places at your fingertips the best knowledge available about several strategies designed to prevent youth violence.

Safe Jobs for Youth (2001)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/princltr.html
In 1999, 72 youths under age 18 died from work-related injuries. In 1998, 77,000 youths sustained injuries serious enough to require treatment in an emergency room. Research suggests that inexperience, inadequate training, and the failure of adults to prevent youths from performing dangerous jobs are factors associated with these injuries. You can help eliminate work-related threats to young workers.

Related Links

Child and Adolescent Health: Women's Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/child.htm

Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/communityguide.htm

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