1 / 13

Adolescent Health in AIHA programs

Adolescent Health in AIHA programs. Elena Voskresenskaya, MPH AIHA/West NIS. Major Issues in Adolescent Health. Adolescents comprise 30% of the population worldwide 75% of diseases in adults are caused by the conditions of life and lifestyle during childhood and youth

riva
Download Presentation

Adolescent Health in AIHA programs

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Adolescent Health in AIHA programs Elena Voskresenskaya, MPH AIHA/West NIS

  2. Major Issues in Adolescent Health • Adolescents comprise 30% of the population worldwide • 75% of diseases in adults are caused by the conditions of life and lifestyle during childhood and youth • Adolescents account for 1/3 of new cases of STIs • More than half of all new HIV infections are among 15-24 year-olds • Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among young people • Suicides rate in young people is increasing

  3. Health of adolescents in Ukraine • General level of morbidity among 15-17 year-olds inUkraine - 7746 per 10,000 • Major cases of morbidity - respiratory diseases, nervous disorders, traumas and poisonings • Main contributors to adolescent mortality - unintentional injuries • Maximum number of suicides among teenagers is registered at 15-16 years

  4. Health of adolescents in Ukraine • 50-74% of 17-18 year olds smoke • In most cases use of drugs and alcohol is initiated at 14-18 years • Level of STIs among adolescents is increasing • Number of HIV+ children and young people increased 6 times since 1995

  5. Adolescents-at-Risk Study Tour • August,2000 in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA • Countries represented: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Albania • Participants: • family physicians • nurses • OB/GYNs • psychologists • policy-makers

  6. Adolescents-at-Risk Study Tour. Objectives • Familiarize the participants with programs and services for adolescents • Identify models and approaches that could be adapted to NIS conditions • Identify future directions of program implementation • Develop the agenda for adolescent health workshop

  7. Аdolescents-at-Risk Study Tour • US department of Health and Human Services • Baltimore Health Department • Philadelphia Children’s Hospital • Children’s National Medical Center • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids • DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  8. Lessons learned • Adolescent issues on the national agenda • Programs for high-risk youth – teen pregnancy prevention, runaway youth, programs for HIV-positive youth • School-based health care • Role of health educators and social workers

  9. Lessons learned • Ethics of adolescent health care providers • Prevention and treatment programs for drug and alcohol abusers • Strategies of preventing the tobacco use among children and youth. • Violence prevention programs for teens • Use of community volunteers and peer educators

  10. Adolescents-at Risk Workshop • November 29- December 1, 2000 in Kiev, Ukraine • 85 participants from Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus

  11. Adolescents-at Risk WorkshopObjectives • To introduce models of health services delivery for adolescents in the US and NIS • To discuss specific needs of these services and requirements to adolescent health care providers • To develop action plans for PHC partnerships/WWCs • To work with mass media on increasing of public awareness about adolescent problems

  12. Adolescents-at Risk Workshop Collaborating organizations • Ministry of Health of Ukraine • Kiev City Health Administration • Ukrainian Institute for Social Research • Ukrainian State Social Center for Youth • Youth Friendly Clinic (UNICEF) • Winrock International

  13. Future Activities • Develop the section on adolescents for the WWC Clinical Practice Guidelines • Include the section of adolescent health care in the reference manual for primary health care physicians • Develop the system of interaction with social services for youth • PHC centers and WWCs will design the strategies of health promotion with the emphasis on adolescents

More Related