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Abuja, Nigeria
April 27-29, 2008
(Optional Workshops, April 27, 30) Home | Program | Presentations | Call to Action | News | Resources Investing in human capital and the demographic dividend: Macro-level changes in age structure and youthful population composition impacting social and economic development; the pace of demographic transitions and prospects for realizing the demographic dividend; short- and long-term economic growth and productivity related to dynamics of youth transitions; impact of various educational investments in youth on the quality of human capital; links between population and individual welfare Sexual and reproductive health transitions for young people: Social, economic and political influences, at community, family, parental, partner and peer levels, on young people’s healthy sexuality development, e.g., onset of sexual activity, early marriage, exposure to sexual risk and infections, including HIV; timing of pregnancy and childbearing; factors shaping long-term health and social consequences of early marriage, early childbearing, unplanned pregnancies, unsafe abortions, or STIs, such as HPV and HIV Young people’s patterns of use of sexual and reproductive health services: Factors affecting young people’s pattern of use of key pregnancy-, maternity- and sexuality-related health interventions, especially family planning, prenatal and delivery care, and HIV prevention and treatment services Transitions to productive adulthood: Factors and interventions influencing successful youth transitions from school, into the work place, avoidance of dysfunctional behaviors, and into participatory citizenship, such as voting, volunteerism, activism, and participation in youth health promotion programs Addressing special populations at risk: Findings from studies or programs that address marginalized youth, e.g., those who are orphaned, extremely poor, very young and vulnerable to sexual abuse or trafficking; involved with commercial sex, displaced, migrants, homeless, or involuntarily placed in conflict situations; factors enabling marginalized youth to re-enter mainstream social environments and to develop resilient healthy and productive behaviors; similarly, factors influencing effective protection to these young people to facilitate their successful transitions to adulthood Parents and early childhood investments for young people’s development and life cycle implications: Role of parental involvement and connectedness as well as family structure and cohesion in shaping young people’s health and development; parental socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics affecting young people’s life chances and trajectories of health and development; other early childhood investments that influence healthy development of youth, in the physical, mental, and social spheres, including factors behind the emerging obesity epidemic Males, gender relations and young people’s healthy development: Findings about male youth experiences with healthy transitions themselves and in relation to female youth experiences; gender factors in young people’s sexual identity and behaviors, experiences with gender-based discrimination or violence Implementing and financing national youth policies: National and sub-national experiences with effectively implementing and financing major initiatives of adolescent and youth service delivery, health and development policies, either in the governmental, nongovernmental or commercial sectors and through cross-sectoral partnerships “Second chance” program models: Effectiveness of social, economic and health remediation programs aimed at youth in difficult situations, including post-conflict former combatants, substance abusers, early school leavers/those who are illiterate, HIV positive youth, and young adolescent parents Young people, mass media and the Internet: Role of mass media (including the Internet) for outreach, entertainment, and education and their influences in shaping youth ideation, health and social development, as well as the impact of media on health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of young people; innovative approaches to reaching young people on topics related to health and development Evidence base for youth health promotion strategies: Evidence of the effectiveness of interventions delivered through the major settings which reach young males and females—schools, mass media, geographically defined communities, health services, as well as strategies for reaching young people who are most at risk and promote self-care attitudes, avoidance of violence, crime and illegal substance use Cultural factors influencing young people’s healthy development: Relationship of exposure to contemporary, non-traditional ideation and subsequent sexual and reproductive behaviors; cultural beliefs and practices including gender discrimination and inequality that affect young people’s development and subsequent sexual and reproductive health outcomes Poverty reduction as youth empowerment: Evidence of the impact of poverty reduction strategies on the health and development of young people, particularly those in marginalized situations, e.g., strategies that improve the immediate and future financial prospects for youth, expand their economic opportunities, and reduce sexual risk
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