Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Partners in Adolescent and School Health

Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH)

AMCHP is a guest member of the Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) initiative of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration.  The PIPPAH initiative promotes an adolescent health agenda among key professional disciplines likely to encounter adolescents and their families. PIPPAH addresses the development of organizational infrastructure at national and state levels that can effectively address adolescent health issues; enhances intra-and inter-disciplinary communication, education and training needs relevant to adolescent health; and encourages the growth of collaborative efforts across disciplines and professional organizations on behalf of adolescent health and well-being.

PIPPAH Organizations

• American College of Preventive Medicine
• Healthy Teen Network
• National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
• CityMatCH
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
• National Conference of State Legislatures

PIPPAH Guest Members

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
• Building Partnerships for Youth
• Children’s Safety Network
• Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Training Program (LEAH)
• National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators
• Society of Adolescent Medicine

National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010

The Healthy People 2010 initiative promotes the health, safety and well-being of adolescents and young adults. Of the 467 Healthy People 2010 Objectives, 107 are important for adolescents and young adults. Because of the large number of objectives relevant to this population, experts convened to identify 21 Critical Health Objectives to focus on—these represent the most serious health and safety issues facing this population including mortality, unintentional injury, violence, substance use and mental health, reproductive health, and prevention of adult chronic diseases.

The National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010 (“The National Initiative,” or NIIAH 2010) grew out of the efforts of Healthy People 2010, and is uniquely positioned to elevate national and state focus on the health, safety, and well-being of adolescents and young adults (aged 10–24 years) and foster cooperation among different partners, including states, for attaining all 21 Critical Health Objectives for adolescents and young adults.

NIIAH Partners
Co-Facilitators

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Adolescent and School Health
• Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
  Office of Adolescent Health

Partners

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry**
• American Bar Association**
• American College of Preventive Medicine**
• Baylor College of Medicine*
• Children’s Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School*
• Children's Safety Network
• Center for Adolescent Nursing, University of Minnesota
• CityMatCH**
• Healthy Teen Network**
• Indiana University Medical Center*
• National 4-H Council / Building Partnerships for Youth**
• National Adolescent Health Information Center, UCSF**
• National Association of County and City Health Officials**
• National Conference of State Legislatures**
• National Institute for Health Care Management**
• National Maternal and Child Health Center for Child Death Review**
• Public Policy Analysis & Education Center for Middle Childhood & Adolescent Health, UCSF**
• State Adolescent Health Resource Center/Konopka Institute, University of Minnesota**
• State Adolescent Health Coordinators Network**
• University of Alabama at Birmingham*
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine*
• University of Minnesota, School of Medicine*
• University of Rochester, School of Medicine*
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

*indicates membership in MCHB’s Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)
**indicates membership in MCHB’s Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH)

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Last Updated December 4, 2007