Ethnicity and young people’s health inequalities
In this blog post, Rachael McKeown explores the evidence on the health inequalities experienced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. New AYPH reports present the latest available data and experiences of young people who took part in a youth panel....
Newham’s We Are Food Secure 11-19 project – how is it going?
Despite a huge focus on the cost of living crisis in the UK and the increase in food banks, we really do not know much about how food insecurity is experienced by teenagers, or the particular impact on their health and wellbeing. Yet there are many good reasons for...
New policy statement on the importance of educating healthcare professionals in adolescent health
Large numbers of healthcare professionals who come into contact with young people have never received any specific education or training about adolescence. The International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) has recently published a policy statement to...