A5015272954- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Genital Health and Disease
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Sex work and related issues
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Johns Hopkins University
2016-2025
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2014-2024
Purdue University West Lafayette
2023-2024
Office of Adolescent Health
2017-2020
Bloomberg (United States)
2020
Pediatrics and Genetics
2019
The Centers
2018
Foundation for Human Potential
2016-2017
University of Michigan
2016
RELX Group (United Kingdom)
2015
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents 15 to 19 years old. This report updates previous statement American Academy Pediatrics and intended assist pediatricians, in collaboration with other child adolescent health care professionals, identification management at risk suicide. can only be reduced, not eliminated, factors provide no more than guidance. Nonetheless, suicidal may improved pediatrician's knowledge, skill, comfort topic, as well ready access appropriate...
The purpose of this clinical report is to provide pediatricians updated research on evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education conducted since the original subject was published by American Academy Pediatrics in 2001. Sexuality defined as teaching about human sexuality, including intimate relationships, anatomy, reproduction, sexually transmitted infections, activity, orientation, gender identity, abstinence, contraception, rights responsibilities. Developmentally appropriate...
Children and adolescents involved with child welfare, especially those who are removed from their family of origin placed in out-of-home care, often present complex serious physical, mental health, developmental, psychosocial problems rooted childhood adversity trauma. As such, they designated as children special health care needs. There many barriers to providing high-quality comprehensive services whose lives characterized by transience uncertainty. Pediatricians have a critical role...
This Technical Report was reaffirmed April 2021. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its last statement on homosexuality and adolescents in 2004.This technical report reflects the rapidly expanding medical psychosocial literature about sexual minority youth. Pediatricians should be aware that some youth their care may have concerns or questions orientation siblings, friends, parents, relatives, others provide factual, current, nonjudgmental information a confidential manner. Although...
Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies found that some of these issues occur at higher rates than general adolescent population. Although youth justice interfaced with care providers their community on regular basis, others had inconsistent or nonexistent care. The needs commonly identified when they admitted to custodial facility. Pediatricians other play an important...
Privacy and security of health information is a basic expectation patients. Despite the existence federal state laws safeguarding privacy information, systems currently lack capability to allow for protection this minors. This policy statement reviews challenges adolescents posed by commercial technology recommends principles ideal electronic record systems. has been endorsed Society Adolescent Health Medicine.
Children and adolescents who enter foster care often do so with complicated serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral psychosocial problems rooted in their history of childhood trauma. Ideally, health for this population is provided a pediatric medical home by physicians are familiar the sequelae trauma adversity. As youth special needs, children require more frequent monitoring status, pediatricians have critical role ensuring well-being out-of-home through provision high-quality...
Prevalence rates of many sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highest among adolescents. If nonviral STIs detected early, they can be treated, transmission to others eliminated, and sequelae averted. The US Preventive Services Task Force the Centers for Disease Control Prevention have published chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis screening guidelines that recommend those at risk on basis epidemiologic clinical outcomes data. This policy statement specifically focuses these curable, reviews...
OBJECTIVES. Male adolescents frequently become disconnected from health care, especially as they get older, which limits physicians' abilities to address their needs and results in missed opportunities connect them the care system enter adulthood. In this study we tested ability of modifiable (beliefs about masculinity, parental communication, sex education, insurance) nonmodifiable (age, race/ethnicity, region residence) factors prospectively predict use by male adolescents. PATIENTS AND...
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its last statement on homosexuality and adolescents in 2004. Although most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) youth are quite resilient emerge from adolescence as healthy adults, the effects homophobia heterosexism can contribute to health disparities mental with higher rates depression suicidal ideation, substance abuse, more sexually transmitted HIV infections. Pediatricians should have offices that teen-friendly welcoming...
This update of the 2008 statement from American Academy Pediatrics redirects discussion quality health care theoretical to practical within medical home. reviews evolution home concept and challenges provision adolescent patient-centered Areas attention for are reviewed, including developmentally appropriate care, confidentiality, location providers who offer such role research in advancing transition adult care.