Division of Adolescent Medicine

The Johns Hopkins Adolescent Health Leadership Training program<= /span>

The Johns Hopkins Adolescent Health Leadership Training program website within the Division of General Pediatri= cs and Adolescent Medicine is currently under construction. In the interim, the Center for Adolescent Health is pleased to provide a venue for information on an impor= tant new program:

The Johns Hopkins Adolescent Health Leadership Training Prog= ram is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Program. The aim of this program is to = develop the next generation = of leaders in the most innovative and effective interdisciplinary approaches to adolescent health promotion and disease prevention with a primary goal of reducing health disparities. Throughout our training, the focus will be on approaches that will reduce health disparities so the next generation of African American and La= tino youth will enter adulthood with health status on par with the majority of European American adults.

For more information on the Johns Hopkins Health and Leadership Education in Adolesc= ent Health (LEAH) program, click on the following link:

http://leah.mchtraining.net/index.php?op= tion=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D2&Itemid=3D3=

1. Faculty and Staf= f

Project Director:

Hoover Adger, Jr., M= D, MPH, MBA hadger@jhmi.edu

Core Faculty:

Medicine Core Faculty

Renata Arrington-Sanders

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Jonathan Ellen &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    LEAH Associate Research Director

jellen@jhmi.edu=

Arik Marcell &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        Clinical Director, Adolescent Program

amarcell@jhsph.e= du

Maria Trent  = ;                   &= nbsp; LEAH Training Director

mtrent2@jhmi.edu

So= cial Work Core Faculty

Kathleen M. Roche &nbs= p;            LEAH Research Director

kroche@jhsph.edu

Carrie Vick        =

= cvick@jhmi.edu

Nu= rsing Core Faculty:

Mary Lou Rosenblatt

mrosebl@jhmi.edu

Phyllis= Sharps

psharps@son.jhmi.edu

Nu= trition Core Faculty

Laura Caulfield

lcaulfie@jhsph.e= du

Ps= ychology Core Faculty

Ni= cholas Ialongo

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2. Research

Research is an integral component of the training program. A cross-cutting theme to this rese= arch is a focus on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in the health of adolescent populations. Along with the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, primary research partners include the Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health and= the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prev= ention of Youth Violence, both of which are Prevention Research Centers funded by = the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Training in nutrition is provid= ed through the Center for Human Nutrition.&nb= sp; This collaboration ensures that faculty and trainees have access to = applied and basic adolescent health research opportuni= ties and activities in key areas of adolescent health. Faculty members affiliated with the research activities represent several departments, centers, and schools throughout Johns Hopkins University<= /st1:PlaceType>.

The diversity of research projects pertinent to health disparities includes:

·      =    analyses of national and ethnographic data to identify adolescent males’ reproductive health needs and barriers to care

·      =    evaluations of programs aimed at improving the academic, nutritional, and health outcomes among Baltimore City middle-school students

·      =    studies of teen-dating violence

·      =    the development and evaluation of a mental health intervention for out-of-school youth

·      =    analyses of population-based data on low-income urban families to examine predictive pathways linking neighborhood risk, parenting, and adolescent outcomes for diverse racial, ethnic, and immigrant populations

·      =    a partnership with the Baltimore City Health Departmen= t to develop and evaluate an intervention designed to enhance the family planning clinic's role and encourage parent involvement in adolescent contraceptive method choice and continuation

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·         investigation of race, ethnic, = gender, and age differences in treatment outcomes and services received for youth enrolled in a mental health program serving youth and families with serious emotional disturbance

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·         the development of a research structure and strategies capable of evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of promising and evidence-based interventions studies

·         the use of novel methods to identify co= re transmitters of gonorrhea and chlamydia among u= rban heterosexual minorities in Bal= timore

·      =    exploration of how changes = in intimacy and perceived partner concurrency impact perceived risk for a sexu= al behaviors and STDs among adolescent females in Baltimore

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·      =    the study of relationships between the built environment, drug markets, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, among urban, minority youth

·      =    multi-level (individual and community) risk and protective factors for STIs, HIV, and unintended pregnancies among urban 15 to 24 year olds

·      =    the development and evaluation of interventions= to promote healthy lifestyle choices (diet and physical activity) for children, including adolescents

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·         nutritional issues and adolescent pregnancy

·      =    evaluation of the effectiveness of evidence-bas= ed, early preventive and treatment interventions for adolescents

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·         examination of normal and pathogenic pathways and their variability from childhood through adolescence and into early adulthood among a representative sample of Baltimore City students

Through a variety of research seminars, trainees gain skills in several areas. These include multidisciplinary approaches to patient care, cultural competency, grant-writing, leadership skills, and the development of manuscripts for pe= er review publication.

For further information about the research program, pl= ease contact:

Dr. Kathleen Roche, Director of Research, Johns Hopkins LEAH Progr= am,

Assistant Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public He= alth. <= o:p>

email: kroche@jhsph.edu, phone: 410-502-0509.

Funding sources for research projects include <= /span>Centers for Disease Control = and Prevention (CDC), Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB), National Institutes = of Health (NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA), Baltimore Ci= ty Health Department, Baltimore Community Foundation, Center For AIDS Research= .

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The following sections are u= nder construction. If you would like information on t= he program while we develop our site, please contact:

H= oover Adger, Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine email: email: hadger@jhmi.edu, phone: 410-955-2910.

3. Training and Fellowship Prog= rams [Under Construction]

        &= nbsp; LEAH

&nb= sp;        Fellowship Training Program

4. Clinical Services [Under Construction]

        &= nbsp; Adolescent Medicine Physicians

        &= nbsp; Adolescent Medicine Clinical Faculty

        &= nbsp; What service we provide

        &= nbsp; How to Use Us

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5. Community Resources [Under Construction]

6. Giving [Under Construction]<= o:p>

7. Special Thanks [Under Construction]

8. Contact Us [Under Constructi= on]