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Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth

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In the new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century, the expert committee uses an optimal health framework to (1) identify core components or “active ingredients” of risk-behavior prevention programs that can be used to improve a variety of adolescent health outcomes, and (2) develop evidence-based recommendations for research and the effective implementation of federal programming initiatives focused on adolescent health.

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Events

In Their Words: Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes | A Webinar with Youth

  • August 5, 2020
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Join the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the University of Michigan’s MyVoice team to hear what youth think about our recent...

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Report Release

  • December 12, 2019
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Please join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the release of the new report, Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century....

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Information Gathering Session

  • April 17, 2019
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is conducting a study on “Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth.” The committee conductin...
Meetings

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Meeting #5

  • August 22, 2019
  • 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

Closed Committee Meeting including members and staff.

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Meeting #4

  • June 26 - 27, 2019
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is a closed meeting of the Committee.

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth, Meeting #3

  • May 7 - 8, 2019
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting will occur only in closed session.

Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Meeting #2

  • April 18, 2019
  • 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

All parts of this meeting of the Committee will be done in closed sessions.

Committee on Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes for Youth - Meeting #1

  • February 11 - 12, 2019
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting will be closed, but there will be a brief open session between 1:00 pm and 3:00pm on February 11. Guests may participate via Zoom at the web linked below. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or...
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