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Dedicated to the development of projects that empower seriously ill children to combat the medical and emotional challenges they face on a daily basis
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McCreary conducts community-based research and projects addressing current youth health issues. The organization is based in British Columbia, Canada
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Information from the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Even though the data for this report was gathered between 1988 and 1990, the information may be useful to some
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Supports schools and other youth organizations throughout the country with innovative curricula, training, resources, and conferences
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CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) seeks to prevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents and young adults |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) informational website on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This site is intended to provide materials of interest to various audiences regarding the passage of SCHIP, also known as Title XXI, as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
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The overall goal of NAHIC is to improve the health of adolescents by serving as a national resource for adolescent health information and research and to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information
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An Australian project designed to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. This site is a resource for information, materials, and links to other people with an interest in health transition issues
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Works to create a legal and policy environment that promotes the health of adolescents and their access to health care. The Center represents a single entity with comprehensive and crosscutting expertise on the legal and policy issues that affect adolescents' health and their ability to obtain essential health services
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A multidisciplinary organization that promotes interest in adolescent health issues. It also encourages advocacy by adolescents for their health related concerns
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Report of a panel discussion that presented new findings from a national survey of teens and young adults’ experiences with and attitudes toward online health information
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Serves as a leading advocate and catalyst for change in the present poor health status of Nigeria's adolescents by increasing public awareness and implementing innovative education, healthcare and youth development programmes
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Information from The American Medical Association Program on Child and Adolescent Health
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Information on a variety of health and health related topics
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This White Paper, although not an exhaustive review of all of the issues, highlights the most important problems of this population from an international and national perspective. It classifies them, discusses their health and social needs including barriers to health care, describes some models for their care, and presents recommendations for improving services and outcomes
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Daily headlines from the web for those working with individuals with special needs
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A project of the American Medical Association
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Information, links and details of conferences held by IAAH and other organisations
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Miscellaneous Health Information