Adolescent Health Section Programs

Our mission is to promote the health and wellness of all adolescents and youth (ages 10-24) in Oregon.

• Adolescent Sexuality

• Healthy Kids Learn Better: A Coordinated School Health Approach

• Nutrition & Physical Activity

• School-Based Health Centers

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.

Our section works with a variety of national partners and the following programs within the Department of Human Services-Health Services and across the state:

• Center for Health Statistics
• Office for Mental Health and Addiction
• Oregon Department of Education on the Healthy Kids Learn Better Partnership
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
• Safe and Drug Free Schools
• STD/HIV/TB Program
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• Tobacco Prevention
• Youth Suicide Prevention Program