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1916 Copper Oaks Circle
Blue Springs, Missouri 64015
Telephone: (816) 224-8010

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A multidisciplinary organization of professionals
committed to improving the physical and
psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents.
 

Goals
  • Communication and collaboration among professionals of all disciplines involved in issues related to adolescent health.
  • Excellence in research related to the health of adolescents and to disseminate the results of such research.
  • Public and professional awareness of the health-related needs of adolescents and of strategies to address those needs.
  • Access to quality health-related services for all adolescents.
  • Availability of special training related to adolescent health for all appropriate professionals.
Principal Activities

Science and Scholarship: The Society for Adolescent Medicine promotes the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the health needs of adolescents by:

    1. Offering those interested in adolescent health a forum for discussion of teaching, research, and other concerns of mutual interest.
    2. Publishing and presenting information related to adolescent health to all interested organizations and individuals, primarily via the Journal of Adolescent Health and the Annual Meeting.
  • Professional Development: The Society for Adolescent Medicine helps to plan and coordinate national and international professional education programs on adolescent health. It promotes excellence in the training of all professionals who provide health care to adolescents. It seeks to identify and promote opportunities for careers in adolescent health.
  • Advocacy: The Society for Adolescent Medicine supports local, state and national public and private efforts to improve the health of adolescents. It develops position papers and position statements on issues which impact upon the health and well-being of adolescents. It is committed to the development of comprehensive, acute, chronic and preventive health services for youth.


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