The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Adolescent Health Care: Barriers, Access and Utilization
5182.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Adolescent Health Care: Barriers, Access and Utilization
The purpose of this session is to present ideas concerning the development of programs targeted at improving adolescent access to care. Specifically, what barriers do adolescents face and what hinders their utilization of health care services.
Learning Objectives: 1. Develop procedures to target identified barriers 2. Identify youth at greatest risk for not receiving care 3. Develop interventions aimed at increasing access and utilization 4. Discuss ways to involve adolescents in program design and initiatives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Joyce Eatmon, MPA
Presider(s):Glen S. Bartlett, MD, PhD
2:30 PMBarriers to access: Findings from a youth-led evaluation of health clinics in San Francisco
Marlo Kay Simmons, MPH, Tanene Allison, Daniel Leonard, Janet Shalwitz, MD
2:44 PMAdolescent immunization and the Medicaid population: Strategies to overcome barriers and increase rates
Janet Catov, MS, Rekha Johns, MPH
2:58 PMUsing Administrative Data to Improve Adolescent HealthCare in Connecticut’s Medicaid Managed Care Program
Mary Alice Lee, PhD, Amanda Learned, BA, Katharine Carlino, MSW
3:12 PMPrimary Care and Mental Health Service Utilization of At-Risk Youth
Tanisha Villegas Carino, BA
3:26 PMPhysician Characteristics and the Use of Primary Care and Mental Health Service Utilization for Adolescents
Tanisha Villegas Carino, BA
3:40 PMProviding developmental and psychosocial support to adolescents with chronic physical health conditions: Teen evaluation of the STAR (Steps Toward Adult Responsibility) Program
Mark Detzer, PhD, Kathleen A. Sherrieb, RN, MS, MPH
Organized by:Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Administration; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA