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Call for Experts – Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health (GAMA) Advisory Group (AG) Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health (GAMA) Advisory Group (AG). This call provides information about the AG, the expert profiles being sought, and the process for expressing interest and selection. Background: Improving health outcomes for adolescents aged 10-19 years is a priority for WHO and its partners, as outlined in the second edition of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA! 2.0). To track progress, evidence-informed measurement of adolescent health behaviors, outcomes, and policy implementation is essential. https://lnkd.in/deK-dj_f

Improve Adolescent Care Globally! 🌀 WHO and the International Association for Adolescent Health are conducting a global consultation for the revision of 2 pivotal adolescent health guidance documents: 1️⃣ Global Standards for Quality Health-Care Services for Adolescents and 2️⃣ Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers.    🌀  To help, please complete these 2 surveys by June 1st to inform the 2nd edition of these two documents.    ✳️ Quality Health Care Survey --  tinyurl.com/Standards-ADH   ✳️ Core Competencies Survey -- https://lnkd.in/dRJGNCNw   🌀  The guidance needs to be informed by health-care professionals, policy makers, development partners, academia and other stakeholders from all parts of the world. Your input on the needs, challenges, and facilitating factors in delivering adolescent health care and the training needs of the health workforce will be very valuable to developing the second edition of these documents!    🌀 We need your help to ensure the voices of adolescents and young adults (10-24 years) are heard in shaping our guidance. Please encourage the youth you work with to share their perspectives by participating in this version of the survey designed specifically to engage this next generation:    ✳️ Adolescent and Youth Survey -- tinyurl.com/WHO-YOUNG

Have you read the updated guidance on adolescent health and well-being by WHO? The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents. The guidance provides the latest available data on adolescent health and well-being. It also outlines an updated list of core indicators that data should be collected on. Click on the link below for the full article and comment to share your thoughts. https://lnkd.in/dg9RZpZy

Have you read the updated guidance on adolescent health and well-being by WHO? The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents. The guidance provides the latest available data on adolescent health and well-being. It also outlines an updated list of core indicators that data should be collected on. Click on the link below for the full article and comment to share your thoughts. https://lnkd.in/eDpjTDW4

Improving global adolescent health will only be possible if we can track progress toward health goals through harmonized and consistent measurement. The Global Action for the Measurement of Adolescent Health (GAMA) Advisory Group aims to: ▶ Provide technical guidance to define a core set of adolescent health indicators to harmonize efforts to measure and report. ▶ Promote harmonized guidance on adolescent health measurement to support countries and technical agencies in collecting valuable data to track progress on adolescent health. GAMA comprises the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, UNESCO, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNICEF, UN Women, The World Bank Group, and the Programa Mundial de Alimentos. 📢 Know more about: https://bit.ly/3X9yZ1e

My latest publication: Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA https://lnkd.in/gfgiBBQv

WHO JUST RELEASED: The adolescent health indicators recommended by the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health ➡️ Guidance for monitoring adolescent health at country, regional and global levels 💠Overview💠 This document is an interactive guide for the uniform collection, compilation, reporting, and use of adolescent health data. 👀‼️See the details of each section and click on the blocks to jump to the relevant section. The document presents a list of 47 #indicators recommended by #GAMA for measurement of adolescent #health. The systematic, participatory indicator selection process included five steps: 1️⃣ identification of core measurement areas; 2️⃣ scoping review of adolescent health indicators for selected core areas; 3️⃣ selection of draft indicators; 4️⃣ assessments of the draft indicators for implementation feasibility in countries, alignment with survey programmes and global data availability; 5️⃣refinement and finalization of the indicators based on these assessments. If you like this post follow me on LinkedIn #adolescenthealthindicators #Adolescent #health #WHO

#PowerShiftAlert If you live, work or serve in Los Angeles County, we need your wisdom and guidance. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is in the process of completing our countywide Title V Maternal Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Needs Assessment ***MCAH is the division here that I have the honor of leading***, a process that takes place every five years across the state and the nation. Each local health jurisdiction (LHJ) conducts an assessment of residents’ needs and priorities related to perinatal, maternal, child, and adolescent health, and children with special health care needs. The state, in turn, prepares a statewide MCAH five-year plan, scope of work and budget based on the combined top priorities across the LHJs, including here in Los Angeles County. We need your input to guide the State’s (and LA County’s) planning efforts around these critical health care needs. The needs assessment is an online, anonymous survey that takes less than ten minutes to complete. It is available in English and Spanish. Each individual only needs to complete the survey once, even if they receive it from multiple organizations. They are asking for residents to complete the survey by Monday, June 24. Thank you for helping us create a just, joyous and flourishing Los Angeles County. ENGLISH https://lnkd.in/gKPpq_bX SPANISH https://lnkd.in/gzkNZnG6

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS! Check out the International Journal of Public Health Special Issue on Trends in Adolescent Health and Well-Being! This special issue marks the 40th anniversary of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. It will provide a critical exploration of trends in adolescent health and well-being through analysis of the rich data archive of the HBSC study, which includes records extending back to the 1980s. Papers will elucidate the delicate interplay between individual experiences and societal forces, as well as their combined impact on adolescent well-being. In particular, the special issue aims to display ground-breaking research that unpacks the roles of gender, age, and family affluence on health and well-being trends among adolescents over the past decades. Manuscript Submission Deadline June 30, 2024, learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gud2KS8x