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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 [email protected] – we always like to see what is happening across the adolescent health world!
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – March 2020
November 20th 2019 marked 30 years since the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was first ratified. The UNCRC embodies the profound notion that children are not just objects who belong to their parents, and for whom decisions are made, but human beings...
International Adolescent Health Week – March 2020
Join IAAH in celebrating International Adolescent Health Week, 15-21 March 2020! Established in 2016 by Dr. Laura Offutt, International Adolescent Health Week (IAHW), formerly known as Teen Health Week, was originally celebrated in just one state (Pennsylvania) in the...
Empowering Youth Now – Positioning Leaders for Tomorrow – March 2020
Health and wellbeing are at the core of the sustainable development goals and are indispensable components of any conversation on the creation of a livable planet for future generations. With the indicator of the sustainability of a nation being the health of its...
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 to address the climate emergency. Only a...
IAAH 2020 World Congress – November 2019
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...
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 Medicine' was convened by Paediatrician Ole Wasz-Hochert in Helsinki, Finland in 1974....
The Challenge of Implementing School-based Health Interventions – 22nd IAAH European Conf 2019
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 Presidencies of UK leaders Professor...
Youth Volunteering – Perspectives from Moldova – November 2019
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 contributed their perspectives on volunteering to this...
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 at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine. Jon is a pediatrician and a...