Over the Years
The Adolescent Health Initiative is proud to have celebrated nine great years of our Annual Conference on Adolescent Health!
The Adolescent Health Initiative is proud to have celebrated nine great years of our Annual Conference on Adolescent Health!
We are thrilled to bring together a global, multidisciplinary audience of adolescent health professionals year after year. Our vision is to transform the health care landscape to optimize adolescent and young adult health and well-being. We take great pride in a conference we believe helps to achieve this goal.
We hope you can join us for our 10th Annual event, set to be held on May 6-7, 2024, at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI.
May 11-12, 2023
For more information on sessions, check out the Detailed Agenda from the 2023 Conference on Adolescent Health.
- Racial Equity and Mental Health: Centering Youth Voices with Community-Based Participatory Research
- Toxic Positivity and Mental Health
- Eating Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment: DEI Considerations
- Youth Access to Abortion in a Post-Dobbs Landscape
- Navigating the Nuances of Centering Young People in Research
- Sex Education for Learners with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Findings from three youth-led, nationwide text message surveys of perspectives on adolescent health
- Supporting Multiracial Teens and their Racial Identity Journey
- The Power of Play – Using Improvisation and Play to Improve Mental Health
2023 Excellence in Adolescent Health Recipients
Recognized as the 2023 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award recipients are Dr. Peter Sherman, MD, MPH, and Youth Reproductive Equity.
August 11-12, 2022
For more information on sessions, check out the Detailed Agenda from the 2022 Conference on Adolescent Health.
- Centering Health Equity for Adolescents
- Promoting Family-Centered Care in Adolescent LGBTQ+ and Sexual Health
- Addressing and Destigmatizing Adolescent Mental Health
- Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Holistic Sexuality in Sex Ed
- Addressing Youth Homelessness in Public Health
- Strategies to Combat Stigma in Sexual Health Conversations
- Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Adolescent Populations
- Indigenizing Adolescent Health
- How Fatphobia Negatively Impacts You(th)
- Addressing Burnout Amongst Care Providers
- Depression and Mental Health Screening
- Adolescent HIV & STD Telemedicine Services
- ACEs Among Adolescents
Improving Reproductive Health for Youth in Systems of Care
2022 Excellence in Adolescent Health Recipients
Recognized as the 2022 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award recipients are ETR’s Inspire+ Project and The Education Department at Mount Sinai.
May13-14
For more information on sessions, check out the Detailed Agenda from the 2021 Conference on Adolescent Health.
- Mental Health Practice with Immigrant & Refugee Youth
- Reducing Disparities in Adolescent & Young Women’s Health
- Building Networks to Promote AI/AN Adolescent Health
- Supporting Adolescents with Cancer
- Queering Sex Ed
- Teen Dating Violence Prevention & Porn Literacy
- Patient-Focused Pain Management in Adolescents
- Building Connections with Youth During a Pandemic
- Trauma-Informed Physical Exams
- Caring for Youth with Somatization
- Improving the Health and Well-being of Black Families
2021 Excellence in Adolescent Health Recipients
Recognized as the 2021 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award recipients are the Texas is Ready Coalition and the Ybor Youth Clinic of USF Health.
