Partners

The National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health (NIIAH) exists to elevate the national focus on the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. Its goal is to comprehensively address the 21 Critical Health Objectives that represent the most serious health issues among young people. These Healthy People 2010 objectives address unintentional injury, violence, reproductive health, substance use, mental health and suicide, and prevention of adult chronic disease.

Created to support collaborative action at community, state and national levels, the National Initiative is facilitated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Office of Adolescent Health. The Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health organizations collaborate with other NIIAH 2010 partners.

The NIIAH 2010 supports states by providing a range of practical resources focused on strategic action to improve the health of youth at state and community levels.

Technical Assistance

The National Initiative supports expert staff to provide technical assistance, research and advice to State Adolescent Health Coordinators and Maternal Child Health Professionals. Assistance is available from either the State Adolescent Health Resource Center (teipel@umn.edu or 612-625-7137) or the National Adolescent Health Information Center (nahic@itsa.ucsf.edu or 415-502-4856).

For Additional Information

Trina Anglin; 301-443-4291; tanglin@hrsa.gov

For a complete list of the 21 Critical Health Objectives: http://youth.ucsf.edu/nahic/

Overview of NIIAH