Category Archives: Adolescent Health Care

Limited Health Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

Aggregated data by state reveals geographic barriers in the Midwest A recent Pediatrics article, “Geographic Distribution of Clinical Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth,” examined how geographic barriers limit access to clinical care in the United States for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth. Researchers aggregated data for mental health providers for TGD youth by state.…
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013 to 2019 MMWR Supplements / February 25, 2022 / 71(2);1–42 Iowa’s EPSDT Care for Kids team recommends a recent article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013 to 2019.” From the article Summary: Noting the important role that…
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Parent-Adolescent Agreement About Adolescents’ Suicidal Thoughts

Study Examines Parent-Adolescent Agreement About Adolescents’ Suicidal Thoughts Article Discussion Addresses Major Public Health Concern An article in the January 2019 issue of Pediatrics, “Parent-Adolescent Agreement About Adolescents’ Suicidal Thoughts,” examines responses of participants in a study related to adolescent suicide. The article notes adolescent suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to…
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Meningococcal B Update

Meningococcal B Update New data published in the January 2019 issue of Pediatrics impacts clinical decision-making associated with the Meningococcal B Vaccine and is an update to an article concerning the vaccine that appeared in the Winter 2019 EPSDT Care for Kids newsletter. The study analyzed data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System and…
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