by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters, Uncategorized
President's Message - March 2024 I’m writing this month’s column as I reflect on another wonderful Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) meeting in San Diego, CA. It was great to see many friends and colleagues; the time we spend together always...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters
Global Commitments to Adolescent Health The International Association of Adolescent Health (IAAH) has been active in several initiatives for adolescent and young adult healthcare in the past few months. IAAH leadership, our education committee, our International...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters, Uncategorized
Join the IAAH World Congress Scientific or Abstract Review Committee Dear Colleagues and Friends; It’s an exciting time for us in the Caribbean as we start actively preparing to welcome you all to the shores of Jamaica for the 13th IAAH World Congress, 6-8 November...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters
Passing the Torch - Executive Administrator Transition After 15 wonderful years (yes, you read that right, 15!!), I am stepping down from my role as the IAAH Executive Administrator. My journey with IAAH started in 2009 with the presidential election of Dr. Lyn...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters
"Answering the Call": IAAH Aims to Advance the Professionalism of Adolescent Health Care Globally IAAH’s recent policy statement on education and training of healthcare providers was featured in the March 2024 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH)....
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters, Uncategorized
IAAH Pioneer's Project Inspired by the paths of leaders ahead of us, the IAAH Education Committee would like to announce the first in a series of video interviews examining how the field of adolescent health was developed in various countries around the world. These...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters, Uncategorized
International Adolescent Health Week and the Youth Ambassador Program With more than 1.2 billion adolescents worldwide, adolescence is often perceived as a time of vitality but can also be a time of challenges. Adolescents worldwide continue to face widespread...
by Matt Wangsness | Mar 25, 2024 | March 2024, Newletters, Uncategorized
Regional Vice President Spotlight Sub-Saharan Africa - March 2024 Adesola Olumide is a Professor and Consultant Community Physician at the Institute of Child Health, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor of...
by Matt Wangsness | Oct 3, 2022 | Newletters, October 2022
President's Message - October 2022 Dear friends and colleagues: As the world is starting to get used to living with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as professional travel starts to pick up, many of you may be reminiscing about “the time before”, when a meeting somewhere...
by Matt Wangsness | Oct 3, 2022 | Newletters, October 2022
Commitment to Youth: Involvement and Advocacy IAAH’s strategic goals include advocacy on behalf of adolescents around the world, and to encourage adolescent to get involved and advocate on their own behalf. With financial support from our members and thanks to grant...
