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 opportunity to explore the Challenges of Global Change. Whether you are a clinician, policy maker, researcher or trainee, this meeting will promote your engagement with like-minded colleagues from across the world who work in health services, schools and communities, academia, government ministries, global agencies, and NGOs. The World Congress will challenge you to think and respond differently as clinical and public health challenges are debated, alternative policies are explored, and the latest adolescent health research is shared.
The IAAH 12th World Congress on Adolescent Health in partnership with the Peruvian Society for Adolescence and Youth (SPAJ) and the Latin American Association of Pediatrics (ALAPE) will provide a unique opportunity to showcase research and programs leading to sustainable action for adolescent health and well-being. There will be a youth participation track, meetings of young professionals in adolescent health, and extensive opportunities to discuss issues with global leaders in adolescent and young adult health care.
We encourage and invite you to submit workshop proposals and scientific abstracts. The official languages of the meeting are both Spanish and English, and abstracts may be submitted in either language. The thematic areas of the congress are (but not limited to):
Public policy
Adolescent health practice
Intersectoral action for adolescent health
Gender/interculturality
Migration & health
Planetary change & environmental health
Nutrition, weight & eating disorders
Physical activity
Mental health & wellness
Digital health
Sexual & reproductive health & rights
Non-communicable diseases
Communicable diseases
Youth participation
Universal health coverage
Violence & injuries
Adolescent health training & workforce issues
Registration is now open! Join us 5th– 7th November 2020 in Lima, Peru to work together investing in adolescent health, and striving to meet and address the challenge of global change for all adolescents.
About the Author
Jonathan Klein, MD, MPH – IAAH North America Regional Vice President, Professor and Executive Vice Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine
María del Carmen Calle Davíla, MD, MGM – IAAH Latin American Regional Vice President, pediatrician at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Jenna Baumgartner, MS – IAAH Executive Administrator, Communications and Special Projects Manager, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing and Department of Pediatrics