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The Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) is an adolescent sexual health advocacy organization located in Chicago, Illinois. [1] Founded in 1977 as the Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy, the organization works in the fields of adolescent welfare, workforce development, health, and parenting.
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has a variety of patient care units to care for pediatric patients aged 0–21 throughout Chicago. [83] 48-bed general medical & medical observation units; 40-bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) 48-bed pediatric hematology and oncology unit; 44-bed cardiac care unit
Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [ 1 ] The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [ 2 ] and Youth Health.
Adolescent medicine, also known as adolescent and young adult medicine, is a medical subspecialty that focuses on care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development. This period begins at puberty and lasts until growth has stopped, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] at which time adulthood begins.
The purpose of Waves I and II was to examine factors associated with health behaviors among adolescents. The purpose of Wave III, which was conducted when almost all participants were aged 18 to 26, was to determine the relationship between behaviors and experiences during adolescence and behaviors during the adjustment to young adulthood.
Significant barriers may impact the successful transition from pediatric to adult health care, which in turn can negatively impact health outcomes. Taking responsibility for managing one’s own health care can be a struggle for young adults. As youth transition to adulthood, responsibility shifts from the family to the youth.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.
The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults 0-21 [48] [49] [50] throughout Michigan and the surrounding states. The hospital sometimes also treats older adults that require pediatric care. [51]