Articles Tagged With: youth
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Universal Youth Chlamydia Screening Is Up for Debate
Studies continue to show that some populations are at an elevated risk of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection. Once infected, women can develop health problems, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
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Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Can Be Successfully Implemented with Rural Latino Youth
A reproductive health team at the University of California, San Francisco has been working for five years with community partners in rural, farming communities to provide sexual health and education to the young people living in agricultural communities. Their efforts resulted in successful implementation of comprehensive sexual health education among Latino youth.
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Study Investigators Provide Research Ethics Training to Community Members
Tailored ethics training empowers community and youth researchers to engage meaningfully in human subjects research. These programs foster inclusion, mutual respect, and ethical literacy, enabling more equitable, participant-informed research processes and Institutional Review Board engagement.
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When Researching Youth Contraception, Include Young Voices in Study Design
Asking young people to contribute to research for improving contraceptive access can be a good strategy to improve contraception education and engagement that targets teenagers and young adults.
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Sexual Health Education Is Lacking for Gender Diverse Youth
Young people who are gender diverse lack adequate educational resources in sexual health education, and providers often need to fill in the information gaps.
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Legal Implications if Adolescents Seek Confidential Care
Generally, emergency clinicians are required to obtain parental consent for care provided to minors. However, there can be exceptions if the minor is seeking treatment for sexually transmitted infections, mental health, substance use disorders, sexual assault, or pregnancy. Several federal and state laws apply. Healthcare professionals are advised to be aware of the laws where they practice.
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Promote Safety Helmet Use Among Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages precautionary measures to prevent sports-related head injuries.
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Report: Anxiety, Depression Up Significantly Among U.S. Children 2016-2020
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health conditions among Americans age 3 to 17 years were trending negatively.
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Youth Spend Days in EDs Waiting for Psychiatric Inpatient Care
Negative care outcomes, treatment delays, risk of injury (to patients, family, or staff), and poor satisfaction are undesirable outcomes resulting from boarding.
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Integrate Youth Violence Prevention into Busy ED Workflow
There is an opportunity to intervene with young patients when they present to the ED for treatment of violence-related injuries. However, much less is known about how facilities can effectively seize this opportunity, considering the often-frantic pace of a busy department.