by Matt Wangsness | Nov 5, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
IAAH President's Address - November 2019 In the lead up to the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23rd, hundreds of thousands of people in Australia (where I live) joined millions of people across the world to demand more credible actions from national governments...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 5, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
IAAH 2020 World Congress - Meeting the Challenges of Global Change Unprecedented global forces are shaping the health of adolescents everywhere, requiring new responses, different actors, and wider alliances. The 12th World Congress on Adolescent Health is a unique...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 5, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019, Uncategorized
Looking Back: Where International Adolescent Health Conferencing Began With the 12th World Congress fast approaching, it behooves us to reflect upon the origins and significance of the opening gambits. The ‘First International Symposium on Adolescent...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 4, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
Adolescent Health - Coming of Age 22nd IAAH European Conference 2019 In September, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the US Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine came together for an unprecedented event to celebrate the concurrent...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 3, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
Youth Volunteering - Perspectives from Moldova In 2018, IAAH enjoyed the hospitality and warmth of the adolescent health community in Moldova for its 21st European Regional Conference. We are delighted that our friends in the amazing YK Neovita youth team have...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 3, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
IAAH Regional Vice President Spotlight - North America - November 2019 IAAH Regional Vice-President for North America, Jonathan D. Klein, is a tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Executive vice head (Chair) of the department of pediatrics at the University of Illinois...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 2, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
IAAH Young Professionals Network - Cultivating Connections Joining IAAH European Vice President Nicola Gray and IAAH Oceania Vice President Jenny Promios, IAAH Young Professionals Jason Nagata and Suzanne Crowley participated in the joint Society for Adolescent Health...
by Matt Wangsness | Nov 1, 2019 | Newletters, November 2019
Olashore International School Mental Wellness Programme - November 2019 As nations stride towards achieving universal education, schools are expanding their role by including mental health services as a strategy to deal with factors interfering with schooling. Schools...