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Clinical Services (Adolescent Medicine):
Research
The Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston is actively involved in many research projects aimed at providing a better understanding of adolescent health issues.

Projects focus on:

  • Developing new interventions to improve the health for adolescents, both during their adolescent years and as they grow into adults.
  • Initiating and studying new methods of delivering health care to at-risk youth.
  • Promoting positive youth development.
  • Designing new curricula for teaching adolescent health to health care providers.

View the Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine Research Team and Projects

Current projects include research in:

  • eating disorders
    Field Austin Gordon
  • obesity
    Richmond Austin Field
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  • polycystic ovary syndrome
    Emans PCOS Resource Guide
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  • transition to adult care
    Emans Transition Materials
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  • osteoporosis prevention and treatment
  • sexually transmitted diseases
  • HIV prevention/care
  • adolescent mental health and sexual risk behavior
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  • case-based, learner-centered adolescent health curriculum
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  • GLBT adolescent health
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  • health services delivery for HIV+/at-risk youth
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  • media effects on health risks
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  • Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA)
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  • alcohol use, detection and intervention
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  • guidelines for pelvic inflammatory disease
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  • PAP smear compliance
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    Boston LEAH Program

    In the past five years, the Boston LEAH Program has authored and/or published more than 430 articles, chapters, books, videotapes, cases and Internet resources. Three of the recent SAM New Investigators were graduates of the Boston LEAH Program. Research presentations have been given by fellows and faculty at meetings of the APHA, CDC, NASPAG, American Psychological Association, Ambulatory Pediatrics Association, SPR and SAM.

    A bibliography of selected recent articles is available at http://www.bostonleah.org/research.html

    Center for Young Women's Health
    The Center for Young Women's Health, is planning a new Institute for Research in Young Women's Health to promote research in the many areas that affect the health of adolescent girls.
    Center on Media and Child Health
    Ongoing research is also being done through the Center on Media and Child Health, which is dedicated to understanding and responding to the effects of media on the physical, mental and social health of children through research, production and education.
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