Looking for other resources on Adolescent Health? Visit the website links
for the organizations below:
Related Sites
American Academy of Pediatrics – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
is a professional organization of primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical
subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health,
safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
Bright
Futures - The Bright
Futures Guidelines provide guidance for all preventive care screenings and
well-adolescent visits. Bright Futures can be incorporated into public health
programs such as home visiting, child care, school-based health clinics, and
many others. Materials developed especially for families are available.
Centers for Adolescent Health & the Law – A national organization that works
exclusively to promote the health of adolescents and their access to
comprehensive health care.
Centers for Disease Control – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
through its Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), works to promote
settings where youth can gain fundamental health knowledge and skills,
establish healthy behaviors for a lifetime, and connect to health services.
Healthy Schools - From the Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, Healthy Schools provides research and resources showing the link
between health and youth success.
Healthy Texas Women – Sponsored by Texas Health and Human
Services Commission, Healthy Texas Women services include family planning
exams, pregnancy testing and counseling, sexually transmitted infection (STI)
services, health screenings, and breast and cervical cancer screening and
diagnostic services.
National Eating Disorders Association – The National Eating Disorders Association
(NEDA) is dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating
disorders. NEDA serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures, and access to
quality care.
National Adolescent Health Information Center – National Adolescent Health Information
Center (NAHIC) focuses on the intersection of public health, systems of
care, and clinical practice. NAHIC supports state efforts to improve care for
adolescents and young adults through research, networking, and partnering.
National Organizations for Youth Safety National
Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) promotes safe and healthy lifestyles
among all youth while encouraging youth empowerment and leadership.
Office of Adolescent Health - The Office of Adolescent Health(OAH) is dedicated
to improving the health and well-being of adolescents. OAH leads through
promoting strength-based approaches, strengthening multi-sector engagement, and
bringing in youth voices to support healthy development and transitions to
productive adulthood.
Power to Decide – Power to Decide provides trusted,
high-quality, accurate information – backed by research – on sexual health and
contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.
Resource Center for
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention – The Resource Center for Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP) provides practical tools and information to
effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and health educators
will find up-to-date, evaluated program materials to help with their work with
teens.
Society
for Adolescent Health and Medicine – The Society for Adolescent Health and
Medicine (SAHM) is a multidisciplinary group with an active international
membership devoted to advancing the health and well-being of adolescents.
Stop Bullying Now
– Stop Bullying Now is a federal government website devoted to teach kids how
to identify bullying and how to stand up to it safely.
Texas Network of Youth Services – The Texas Network of Youth
Services (TNOYS) uses a systems-change approach to focus in on seven key
areas:
- Prevent problems before they start by investing
in proven programs that help keep youth safely at home with their parents.
- Address challenging adolescent behaviors
appropriately, based on research about adolescent brain development, to get to
the root of the problem and prevent recurrence.
- Provide safe, nurturing living arrangements for
young people who cannot remain at home with their parents.
- Offer services and supports for young adults who
are homeless and on their own.
- Ensure services for youth are trauma-informed
and do not inadvertently re-traumatize clients with histories of abuse or
neglect.
- Support young people in challenging situations
through the transition to adulthood.
- Promote
Positive Youth Development and work in partnership with youth.
Youth.gov - This federal website provides interactive tools
and other resources to help youth-serving organizations and community
partnerships plan, implement, and participate in effective programs for youth.
For more
information about Maternal and Child Health, or information regarding
adolescent health in Texas, please contact us at:
Texas Department of State Health Services
Maternal & Child Health
PO Box 149347, Mail Code 1922
Austin, TX 78714-9347
(512) 776-7373: Phone
(512) 458-7658: Fax
TitleV@dshs.texas.gov
External links
to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement
of the Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be
accessible to persons with disabilities.