Welcome!
Welcome to the AAP Web pages for adolescent health information...your place to find information and resources about caring for teenagers. On these pages, you will find resources for your office, patients and families, as well as information about AAP adolescent health publications and the latest news about what's going on in the field of adolescent health.
We hope you'll add www.aap.org/adolescent health to your favorites and come back often, as information will be updated frequently.
Note: The items with the lock symbol  are only accessible to AAP members; areas of the Web site accessible only to SOAH section members are indicated by  .
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Recently Released
Check out the new publications now available to AAP and SOAH members.
NEW educational toolkit on sexual violence prevention
For more information, visit the child abuse and neglect page
For AAP Members:
Next issue of AHU on Anxiety Disorders will be available online April 1, 2010
Past issues of AHU
For SOAH Members:
SOAH Newsletter
- Now Online!
Starting with the Spring 2010 issue, the SOAH newsletter
will be available to section members online. You will no
longer receive a hard print copy in the mail, but you can
print out your own copy from this site.
Spring 2010 Issue
Report Documents Needs for Improving Adolescent Health Services
The National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine (NRC/IOM) Board on Children, Youth and Families published a report, Adolescent Health Services: Missing Opportunities, to guide those interested in advancing an integrated health system for adolescents. A summary of the report is available, as well as a link to read or purchase the full report.
"I am so pleased with the newly redesigned Web pages for adolescent health. It is a well-organized site with a thorough selection of key resources and activities to help primary care practitioners, adolescent specialists, and other health care professionals caring for adolescents, improve the care provided to youth. I look forward to checking back regularly for new information at THE PLACE FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES."
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Latest News
Check out the Academy's new Web site for parents and the teen information that's available.
February 3-6, 2010
San Antonio, Texas
Sponsored by AAP, SOAH and SAHM
If you weren't able to attend the 2010 AM:PREP course OR are interested in purchasing the materials, the CD-ROM is now available...order today!
Did You Know?
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Review the AAP policy statement,
April is also STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise awareness about the impact of STDs on health and the importance of talking to health care providers and partners about sexual health issues.
