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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 – June 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, Australia’s border closures, strict social distancing policies, mask wearing mandates, and diligent testing and tracing practices have all become part of the landscape and have helped to keep me safe. So, when vaccines started to...
Challenges, Changes, Charging Forward – June 2021
Reflecting on 2020 and embracing the continuously evolving environment of 2021, the IAAH Young Professionals Network (YPN) would like to pay respect to all of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has and continues to significantly disrupt the...
Acknowledging a Global Need: The IAAH Education Committee – June 2021
As an international association of professionals and organizations who are working toward the advancement of adolescent health, one of the key aims of IAAH is to enhance individual competencies of those working in adolescent health. Tasked with developing an agenda to...
Adolescent Health Profiles – Murray Williams – June 2021
Paying tribute to Dr Murray Williams AO is, for me, a highly pleasurable and deeply personal matter. Professionally speaking, no-one I have known has had a more profound or enduringly positive impact on systems and individuals, in terms of advancing the health and...
Regional Vice President Spotlight – Middle East & North Africa – June 2021
Mamdouh Wahba, an Egyptian physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and sexual and reproductive health, is the IAAH Regional Vice-President for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. An accomplished physician, Wahba holds a membership in the Royal...
2021 – The Year of Connecting Virtually – June 2021
Connecting virtually is nothing new for the IAAH council. Starting in 2009, then president, Lyn Bearinger, established monthly virtual calls via Skype with council members. Located across the globe, finding a meeting time that worked for everyone was challenging, but...
YPN Mentorship Program
The IAAH YPN will launch a mentorship program from July through September 2021. The focus is on dissemination of adolescent health research. The program will consist of four virtual webinars (open to the public) as well as four small-group mentorship sessions (limited...
IAAH President’s Message – February 2021
As the ‘corona-coaster’ of last year inexorably rolls into 2021, the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic continue to be felt differently in different places. Yet, as highlighted in our COVID-19 policy statement, the disproportionate impact on the adolescent...
Creating a Road Map: Championing Caribbean Adolescent and Youth Health – February 2021
First Caribbean Congress on Adolescent Health 14-17 October 2019 was a very exciting week for Trinidadian Paediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Asha Pemberton. After months of planning with local and global partners (including the Pan American Health...
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