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Dear SAHM Members and Colleagues,
In this week's Adolescent Health News Roundup, top stories include teens lagging behind on vaccinations, 1 in 4 teens who use e-cigs are "dripping" the impact of racial and socioeconomic factors on mental health, a look at what's at stake for teens in the federal budget, parents slam Trump for including daughters death on terror list and much more!
For more information about this publication, please contact Rebecca Eberhardt To suggest articles for inclusion please contact Justin Dreyfuss
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SAHM
SAHM joins the American College of Physicians, and others, on a letter addressing the impact of the President's Jan. 27 executive order on immigration on behalf of internal medicine and IM subspecialties.
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SAHM
The SAHM 2017 Annual Meeting is coming up in just four short weeks. If you haven't registered, now is the time. You won't want to miss this year's meeting in New Orleans. Now, more than ever, is the time to come together to improve the health and well-being of adolescents around the globe.
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JAH
The role of community or retail and hospital pharmacists in the care of young people with chronic illness could be further developed to complement the role of other healthcare providers. Research in this area has been scarce, and so the current study polls stakeholders within and beyond pharmacy to identify priority roles and associated challenges.
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SAHM via YouTube
SAHM member, Jane Epstein, recently gave a TEDx Talk about the sex knowledge disparity between girls and boys. Jane knows there are markedly different societal expectations for sexually active teenage boys compared to sexually active teenage girls. And these expectations also manifest in the attitudes and actions of her teenage patients. Jane believes it is time for this narrative to change. She believes it's time for us to talk to girls about sex.
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American Academy of Pediatrics via HealthDay News
Teens are less likely than younger children to get all their recommended vaccinations, perhaps putting their long-term health at risk, according to a leading group of U.S. pediatricians.
Teens' rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus and the flu are well below the target of 80 percent or higher, according to two reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Yale Cancer Center via ScienceDaily
One in 4 high schoolers who use electronic cigarettes are inhaling vapors produced by dripping e-liquids directly onto heating coils, instead of inhaling from the e-cigarette mouthpiece, possibly increasing exposure to toxins and nicotine, a new study has found.
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Rutgers-Camden via NJTV News
A groundbreaking study on children and mental health on who gets treatment and who doesn't, why and what impact it has on a child's development and adulthood. It's a Rutgers-Camden study to be published in May in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. The study's author, Assistant Professor Wenhua Lu, joins NJTV News Correspondent Michael Hill to talk about her findings.
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McGill University via HealthDay News
If you've ever turned on your favorite song to boost your mood when you're feeling down, the results of a new, small study probably won't surprise you.
The research found that the pleasure you feel when you listen to music is triggered by the same brain chemical system that provides the good feelings associated with sex, recreational drugs and food.
The study is the first to show that the brain's "opioid system" is directly involved in musical pleasure, according to the researchers at McGill University in Montreal.
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The Atlantic
Lamar Alexander's preferred metaphor for the current state of the Affordable Care Act is that of a collapsing bridge. Rising premiums and fewer coverage options in many states have destabilized the law's insurance exchanges, the veteran Republican senator argues, and Congress must step in to rescue consumers trapped in a system of dwindling and increasingly expensive healthcare plans.
Most Republicans in Washington share this view, but they and Alexander differ on what to do about the bridge.
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iTech Post
Health charities are calling for mental health services in schools as new report reveals more than 50,000 children and young people contacted helpline, a phone mental service, last year looking for help for serious issues such as student trauma. The new report details the need for schools to set up more mental health services, hire more counselors, and update the training for teachers dealing with such trauma.
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Youth Today
While the number of teenagers experimenting with alcohol or other drugs has stabilized, the number of high school students who smoke marijuana daily, who binge drink and who get drunk is unacceptably high. In fact, for the first time, daily marijuana use exceeds daily tobacco cigarette use among 12th-graders, and the perception of marijuana use as risky continues to decline.
This is particularly concerning given marijuana’s potential adverse effects on the developing teenage brain.
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ReliefWeb
The Government of Japan announced on Jan. 31 that it has granted $1.067 million to UNFPA Somalia to support programs aimed at health system strengthening in Somalia with emphasis on returnees and marginalized communities. The program focuses on accelerating reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality and related morbidity in Somalia.
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USA Today
The parents of two British tourists who were fatally stabbed in Australia have sharply criticized President Trump after their deaths appeared on a list of terrorist attacks that the White House said have not received enough attention from the media.
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News Ghana
The Ghana Health Service launched Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy to provide the framework within which health provision and other related interventions for adolescents and young people would be coordinated and implemented.
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Science Line
Not all of the national election results were shocking. As predicted, voters in three California cities as well as in Boulder, Colorado, approved taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, including soda. The decisions came just a few weeks after the World Health Organization released a report in support of taxing sugary drinks as a way of reducing global obesity rates.
As additional data comes in, more researchers agree that such taxes work to reduce consumption of sugary beverages and might also stave off weight gain. But taxes can be unpopular and the beverage industry often funds anti-tax campaigns that can defeat local efforts to levy such taxes.
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AAP
An AAP policy statement describing the 2017 recommended immunization schedules for children and adolescents will be published in the March 2017 issue of Pediatrics (published online Feb. 6). The updated schedules include a few revisions from 2016, including the availability of a two-dose immunization for human papillomavirus (HPV) for children who begin the series before their 15th birthday.
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AAP
Parents may not be aware of the dangers prescription veterinary medicines pose to children in their homes. A study in the March 2017 issue of Pediatrics, "Pediatric Exposures to Veterinary Pharmaceuticals," (published online Feb. 6) examined calls to the Central Ohio Poison Center over a 15-year period about children's exposure to veterinary medicines.
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American School Health Association
Date:March 23
Time: 2-3 p.m., EST
Presented by Dr. David J Schonfeld, M.D., FAAP, Director,
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
About the webinar: Virtually all children experience the death of a friend of family member at some point in their childhood. Even though bereavement is a normative experience, a significant loss can have a significant impact on children's psychological adjustment, academic achievement, and personal development. This presentation will provide insight into how children come to understand and adjust to a loss and practical suggestions on how adults can talk with children and provide needed support. The free resources developed by the Coalition to Support Grieving Students (of which ASHA is a Supporting Organizational Member) will be highlighted. There's limited seats, so register today!
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