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The
Center for Adolescent Health & the Law is a unique national organization that works
exclusively to promote the health of adolescents and their access to
comprehensive health care. The Center addresses a broad range of
complex legal and policy issues that affect access to health care for the
most vulnerable youth in the United States. The Center provides information and
analysis, publications, consultation, and training to health professionals,
policy makers, researchers and advocates who are working to protect the health of
our adolescents. |
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What's New |
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Employment |
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Internship Opportunities Available for
Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law is
accepting internship applications for Spring 2009 and Summer 2009.
Click here for more details. |
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Studies |
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National Adolescent Immunization Study |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law
and the Adolescent Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina
School of Medicine, with support from the CDC, are conducting a nationwide
study to understand factors that influence adolescent immunization.
Click here for more details. |
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Publications |
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Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and
Confidential Services |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law
partnered with Healthy Teen Network to create a series of brochures for
teens, parents of teens and providers regarding their right to delivery,
receive and support adolescent access to confidential contraceptive
services. For a description of the brochures, as well as a full report,
click
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Health
Insurance for Older Adolescents and Young Adults: Policy Options to Expand
Coverage (2006) |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the
Law has released "Health Insurance for Older Adolescents and Young Adults:
Policy Options to Expand Coverage." For a description of this issue brief,
click here. |
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Health Care for Adolescents and Young
Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access (2006) |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the
Law, in collaboration with the Public Policy Analysis and Education Center
for Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Health at the University of
California, San Francisco, has released "Health Care for Adolescents and
Young Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access." For
a description of this issue brief, click here. |
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Policy Compendium on Confidential
Health Services for Adolescents (Second Edition) (2005) |
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the
Law, in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA), the AMA
National Coalition on Adolescent Health, and the AMA Educational Forum on
Adolescent Health, has released "Policy Compendium on Confidential Health
Services for Adolescents" (Second Edition). For a description of this
compendium, click here. |
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