Policy Center Goals
The goal of the Policy Center is to identify and analyze the effects of public policies on the health and well-being of young people and their families. This is achieved through the objectives:
- ♦ To examine the relationship between the health status of young people and service delivery systems, and
- ♦ To examine the environmental determinants of health and development.
What's New
Tracking Adolescent Health Policy: An Annotated List, 2008 Update (2008)
This brief provides an annotated list of organizations and agencies that monitor trends in state and federal policies related to the 21 Critical Health Objectives.
A Federal Monitoring System for Early Adult Health (2008)
This article reviews existing federal data collection efforts and reporting systems that may support an effective health monitoring system for young adults and makes recommendations for enhancing the current system by improving data access and quality.
Youth with Special Health Care Needs (2008)
This editorial describes the challenges for youth with special health care needs as they transition from adolescence to young adulthood.
What's Featured This Month
Innovations in Preventive Mental Health Care Services for Adolescents
This descriptive study examined programs designed to provide mental health-related preventive services to at-risk adolescents.
Please be sure to visit our Sister Site, NAHIC. Resources on the site include a Brief highlighting priority health issues for adolescent & young adult males and many more publications.
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Child Trends. Together we will conduct research, create resources and offer assistance to improve the health of young people and their families.
