Abstract
The Life Course Perspective (LCP), or Model, is now a guiding framework in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) activities, including training, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. As generally applied, the LCP tends to focus on pre- through post-natal stages, infancy and early childhood, with less attention paid to adolescents as either the "maternal" or "child" elements of MCH discourse. Adolescence is a distinct developmental period with unique opportunities for the development of health, competence and capacity and not merely a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. Adequately addressing adolescents' emergent and ongoing health needs requires well-trained and specialized professionals who recognize the unique role of this developmental period in the LCP.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 462-466 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Maternal and child health journal |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2014 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Epidemiology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Adolescence as a critical stage in the MCH life course model : Commentary for the leadership education in adolescent health (LEAH) interdisciplinary training program projects. / Shlafer, Rebecca; Hergenroeder, Albert C.; Jean Emans, S.; Rickert, Vaughn I.; Adger, Hoover; Spear, Bonnie; Irwin, Charles E.; Kreipe, Richard E.; Walker-Harding, Leslie; Resnick, Michael D.
In: Maternal and child health journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, 01.02.2014, p. 462-466.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Adolescence as a critical stage in the MCH life course model
T2 - Commentary for the leadership education in adolescent health (LEAH) interdisciplinary training program projects
AU - Shlafer, Rebecca
AU - Hergenroeder, Albert C.
AU - Jean Emans, S.
AU - Rickert, Vaughn I.
AU - Adger, Hoover
AU - Spear, Bonnie
AU - Irwin, Charles E.
AU - Kreipe, Richard E.
AU - Walker-Harding, Leslie
AU - Resnick, Michael D.
PY - 2014/2/1
Y1 - 2014/2/1
N2 - The Life Course Perspective (LCP), or Model, is now a guiding framework in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) activities, including training, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. As generally applied, the LCP tends to focus on pre- through post-natal stages, infancy and early childhood, with less attention paid to adolescents as either the "maternal" or "child" elements of MCH discourse. Adolescence is a distinct developmental period with unique opportunities for the development of health, competence and capacity and not merely a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. Adequately addressing adolescents' emergent and ongoing health needs requires well-trained and specialized professionals who recognize the unique role of this developmental period in the LCP.
AB - The Life Course Perspective (LCP), or Model, is now a guiding framework in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) activities, including training, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. As generally applied, the LCP tends to focus on pre- through post-natal stages, infancy and early childhood, with less attention paid to adolescents as either the "maternal" or "child" elements of MCH discourse. Adolescence is a distinct developmental period with unique opportunities for the development of health, competence and capacity and not merely a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. Adequately addressing adolescents' emergent and ongoing health needs requires well-trained and specialized professionals who recognize the unique role of this developmental period in the LCP.
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