Enhancing Adolescent Reproductive Health Services: Assessment of Health Care Practices in Holyoke and Springfield, MA Engaged in the Youth First Initiative
| Autor: | Jacqueline Crowley, Sarah Perez McAdoo, Nazmim S. Bhuiya, Jessica Waggett, Rachel Hallum-Montes, Dawn Middleton, Shalini A. Tendulkar, Erica Fletcher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health policy Reproductive health HRHIS 030505 public health business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health International health Health promotion Reproductive Health Massachusetts Adolescent Health Services Family medicine Health education Female Reproductive Health Services 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 27(2) |
| ISSN: | 1548-6869 |
| Popis: | Health care practices can play a key role in reducing teen pregnancies, though current health care systems do not adequately meet adolescents' reproductive health needs. To address this gap, Youth First, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded, community-wide initiative in Holyoke and Springfield (Massachusetts) established partnerships with nine local health care practices to increase adolescent access to health services. However, we had limited knowledge about their reproductive health services and policies. To address this gap, assessments were conducted with staff using structured interviews and surveys to inform targeted efforts to enhance the quality and youth friendliness of adolescent reproductive health services. Findings revealed that many of the youth-friendly services best practices recommended by the CDC were not routinely implemented by all health care practices. Findings from this assessment can be used to support health care practices to facilitate widespread adoption of best practices related to meeting adolescents' reproductive health needs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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