The Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics exemplifies a history and practice of innovation and leadership in the field of adolescent health. Home to one of the original Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) programs and funded continuously by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau since 1978, the Division also houses a Prevention Research Center (PRC) focused on healthy youth development and funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health from which community-based initiatives are generated and managed, and the State Adolescent Health Coordinators Resource Center (SAHRC) which serves as a communication and training resource for the nation’s State Adolescent Health Coordinators. 

 

Guided by the principle of inherent health and resilience in all youth, the Division trains pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents in patient-centered adolescent care. Through its Interdisciplinary Fellowship, the Division prepares pre- and post-doctoral fellows from the disciplines of medicine, social work, nursing, psychology, nutrition and public health for leadership careers in academia, public agencies and youth-serving community-based organizations, including local, state and national health and social service organizations. Fellows, faculty and staff are involved at any given moment in numerous community-partnered and scholarly initiatives originating from the Division’s programs and centers and aimed at enhancing the health, well-being and life prospects of young people.
 

Title: The Lancet: Creating Healthy Pathways for Adolescents. School of Nursing Professor, Dr. Linda H. Bearinger, featured.

News: Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM, Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine, and Director of the Center for Adolescent Nursing, is featured in The Lancet. In addition to recently being highlighted for contributing to a special Lancet Series on adolescent health, she is also featured in the Perspectives Section of the current Lancet issue, volume 379, issue 9826, page 1581. Recognizing her 40+ years of service to young people, Bearinger’s career trajectory is described in the Lancet article, including her passion for teaching, her appointments with the Institute of Medicine and other global organizations, and her current position as President of the International Association for Adolescent Health.

To view the full article on Dr. Bearinger, please go to:
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960664-3/fulltext <http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960664-3/fulltext>

In addition to Bearinger being a featured contributor to the Lancet Series on adolescent health, Michael Resnick, PhD, FSAHM, Professor, and Gisela and E. Paul Konopka Chair in Adolescent Health and Development, Director, Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, lead- authored the “call to action” in the opening Commentary which was used as a basis for meetings with UNICEF and the UN held in New York City last week coinciding with the launch of the Lancet series.

To view the Lancet’s Adolescent Health series, please go to:
http://www.thelancet.com/series/adolescent-health-2012