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IAAH produces a newsletter three times a year where we share stories about our events including activities in various regions and countries, our history, and contributions from amazing youth with whom we work. If you would like to contribute an article, please contact us via email secretariat@iaah.org – we always like to see what is happening across the adolescent health world!
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 used to be a regular thing. You would...
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 support from the AstraZeneca Young Health...
Adolescent Health Profiles – Roger Tonkin – October 2022
"Never Give Up on Them" - A Remembrance of Roger Tonkin's Legacy in Adolescent Health and Medicine The late Canadian Roger Tonkin, MD (1936-2015) holds a special place in the echelons of both IAAH and adolescent health and medicine at large. As the longest serving...
The Next Chapter of the IAAH YPN
The International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) Young Professionals Network (YPN) is a ~800 strong community of students, trainees, and early career professionals (including health care providers, researchers, public health practitioners, advocates,...
Regional Vice President Spotlight – MENA – October 2022
Fadia AlBuhairan is a Consultant Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine physician from Saudi Arabia and is the pioneer of adolescent and youth health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is currently an adjunct professor of pediatrics at Alfaisal...
Leadership Transition – March 2022
My presidency of IAAH started at a very challenging time when Bruce Dick, our 7th president, had to prematurely end his term due to severe illness. I was in my 2nd term on the council (vice-president, Oceania) and, in addition to working with Bruce, had the honour of...
President’s Message – March 2022
Dear friends and colleagues: Hello and welcome to the first IAAH President’s newsletter column of the 2022-2025 Council. As I write, the war in the Ukraine is entering its 2nd month, and the COVID pandemic is entering its 3rd year. I had the chance to see some of you...
Transition = Growth! Youth Ambassadors Help to Shape IAHW 2022
Para ver en español haga clic aquí. International Adolescent Health Week (IAHW) 2021 was not only a success, but it was also a year of transition and growth. Recognizing that youth voice needs to be acknowledged and amplified, Laura Offutt, founder of IAHW, developed...
International Adolescent Health Week – March 2022
Special thanks to our guest authors: Preeti Galagali, Nahed Jaber, Wendy Wokoma, Co-leads, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine IAHW Special Interest Group, and Laura Offutt Currently, the world is experiencing the largest ever population of adolescents and...
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