Mission
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National
Committee on Adolescence
The Committee on Adolescence
addresses the special health care needs of adolescents and promotes
the pediatrician as their optimal source of health care. The Committee
monitors and makes policy recommendations to the Board of Directors
on issues surrounding vital adolescent health issues, including reproductive and sexual health care; identification and prevention of Chlamydia and other STIs; improving health care delivery in the juvenile correctional care system, and the provision of confidential health care services.
The committee works closely with the Section on Adolescent Health (SOAH) to bring policy and education together.
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Work
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Policy
Searchable
AAP policy, clinical and technical reports, clinical practice
guidelines, and parent pages
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Current
Statements Under Revision/Development
Adolescent Male Reproductive and
Sexual Health (New)
Health Care of Children and Adolescents in the Juvenile Correctional Care Systems (Rev)
Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Rev)
The Pelvic Exam in the Pediatric
Office Setting (New)
Care of Adolescent Parents and
Their Children (Rev)
Screening for Chlamydia and
Other STIs (New)
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents (New)
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Team
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National
Committee Members
Margaret J. Blythe, MD, FAAP
Chairperson
Paula K. Braverman, MD, FAAP
Cora C. Breuner, MD, MPH, FAAP
David A. Levine, MD, FAAP
Pamela J. Murray, MD, MPH, FAAP
Rebecca F. O'Brien, MD, FAAP
Warren M. Seigel, MD, FAAP
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Liaisions
American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Lesley L. Breech, MD, FACOG
Canadian
Paediatric Society
Jorge L. Pinzon, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Benjamin Shain, MD, PhD
Staff
Karen
Smith, Manager
Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Preventive Services, Dept of Community
& Specialty Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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