Title: Investing in clinical preventive health services for adolescents.

POPLINE Document Number: 281943

Author(s):

Park MJ
Macdonald TM
Ozer EM
Burg SJ
Millstein SG

Source citation:

San Francisco, California, University of California, San Francisco, Policy Information and Analysis Center for Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 2001. [19] p.

Abstract:

This monograph begins by presenting a rationale for providing clinical preventive services to adolescents; defining clinical preventive services; and reviewing evidence about the efficacy of these services. Turning to implementation issues, we explore the extent to which these services are being delivered, barriers to service delivery, and promising strategies to reduce these barriers. The monograph then addresses financial issues, reviewing current research on the costs of adolescent health problems and clinical preventive services. Finally, we consider current trends that can potentially improve the delivery of clinical preventive services. The monograph concludes that, despite the need for further research on cost and efficacy, existing evidence makes a compelling case for investing resources to increase the delivery of clinical preventive services to America’s adolescents. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Critique
Literature Review
Adolescents
Health
Preventive Health Care
Clinic Activities
Cost Effectiveness
Risk Behavior
Interventions
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Program Activities
Programs
Organization and Administration
Evaluation Indexes
Quantitative Evaluation
Evaluation
Behavior