Brought to you by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/DASH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau/ Office of Adolescent Health (HRSA/MCHB/OAH) in conjunction with the National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) at UCSF.

If you care about the future of young people, this resource is for you!

Designed to help state and local agencies and organizations build successful adolescent and young adult health programs, this free guide offers a "how-to" approach including effective strategies, case studies, practical tools, and resource links.

Available now, the Guide is offered as an Executive Summary, a full report, or chapterby- chapter format for more selective use. What is your focus? The Guide covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Needs and assets assessment

• Coalition building

• Using data

• Priority setting  

• Program planning & implementation

• Evaluation

• Working with the media

• Fundraising

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To receive your free copy of Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults download it from: http://nahic.ucsf.edu/2010guide or In Oregon, contact the State Adolescent Health Program at 971-673-0249 to receive a copy by mail

The National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health

Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults is a resource developed as part of the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010 (The National Initiative).

Anchored in Healthy People 2010, the National Initiative prioritizes 21 adolescent- and young adult-specific health objectives that address mortality, unintentional injury, violence, mental health and substance abuse, reproductive health, and prevention of chronic diseases.

To learn more and access the National Initiative's resources, visit any of these web sites:

• http://nahic.ucsf.edu/
• http://www.allaboutkids.umn.edu 
• http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/AdolescentHealth/Guide/order.htm

  A Guide for States and Communities
  Improving the Health of
  Adolescents & Young Adults:
  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  AND HUMAN SERVICES