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Leadership Education in Adolescent Health
The Leadership Education in Adolescent Health program provides interdisciplinary training for physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and nutritionists at 7 sites. For a more complete description see About LEAH.
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Indiana University Medical CenterIndiana Coalition to Improve Adolescent HealthThe Indiana LEAH program, in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Health, has taken a leadership position in creating the Indiana Coalition to Improve Adolescent Health which includes representatives from more than 20 organizations and agencies. more » |
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Events: December 4, 2009: 2nd Annual JHU LEAH Region III Health Disparities Conference - JHUAdded: 11/16/09
News: U of M Selected as One of Five Institutions Nationwide for Innovative Diversity Peer Collaborative by the Maternal and Child Health BureauUpdated: 10/23/09
Teleconference Series: 5/21/09 - Healthy Youth Development: Ideas to ActionAdded: 09/23/09
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Improving the Adolescent Health Care Workforce was the topic of a meeting in May sponsored by the LEAH programs and the National Academy's Institute of Medicine. This effort is key to implement the other reforms called for by the National Academy of Science's report on adolescent health, Missing Opportunities.
The meeting agenda included expert faculty on adolescent health care, adolescent-related research, and policy as well as new adolescent health leaders just beginning to take leadership.
The meeting included:
- An overview of the Missing Opportunities report (Gootman and Irwin),
- A review of the recommendations on the adolescent health care workforce (Bearinger),
- An outline of the adolescent health activities of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Van Dyck),
- A summary of the LEAH programs (Orr),
- A discussion of specific needs in the development of educator/scholar and interdisciplinary clinician scientists (Emans, Freeman, Haverkos, and Newcomer)
- A presentation on issues and developments in pediatric residency education, and in nursing, and other interdisciplinary education (Ludwig and Burke),
- A presentation of health care reform recommendations of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (Kriepe) and by the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health.(Fox and McManus), as well as a consideration of the opportunities and dilemmas raised by electronic medical records (Mandl),
- Several recommendations of strategy groups on primary care and educator/scholar training,
- A Synthesis (Resnick and Brindis).
- From the meeting has come an Action Plan to improve the adolescent health workforce.