References Featured in Course:

• 21 Critical Health Objectives for Adolescents and Young Adult
• The Texas Health Steps Periodicity Schedule
• DSHS Laboratories Services
• AAP
• Consent forms for medical treatment of a minor
• 2012 Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
• 2012 Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual Children’s Services Handbook
• Acne in Teens: Ways to Control It
• American Academy of Pediatrics Adolescent Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. (2011). Adolescents and HIV Infection: The Pediatrician’s Role in Promoting Routine Testing.
• American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Adolescents 11 to 21
• American Academy of Pediatrics-American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Information Form
• American Academy of Pediatrics National Center for Medical Home Implementation
• Be Well website (for families with early adolescents)
• Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition
• Bright Futures Tool and Resource Kit
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adolescent and School Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy People
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.
• Health Care Transitions
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Hoelscher, D.M. et al. (2011). School physical activity and nutrition (SPAN) survey, 2009-2011. Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
• National Adolescent Health Information Center
• Neinstein, L. & Johnson, H. The Healthy Student: A Parent’s Guide to Preparing Teens for the College Years, 2008-2009 Edition.
• Patient Health Questionnaire Modified (PHQ-9)
• Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-Y)
• Screening for Chlamydial Infection, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
• Summary of 2009 Preliminary Birth Data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Texas Health Steps Periodicity Schedule
• Department of State Health Services Laboratories Services
• Texas Family Code
• Texas Health and Safety Code
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Cultural Competence
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Hearing & Vision Screening
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, High Blood Pressures in the Office
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Identifying and Treating Children with Diabetes
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Identifying and Treating Young People with High-Risk Behaviors
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Immunizations
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Introduction to the Medical Home
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Behavioral Health: Screening and Intervention
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Mental Health Screening
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Nutrition
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Pediatric Depression: When to Refer
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education module, Specimen Collection
• Texas Penal Code
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. (2011). Counting it Up: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing in Texas in 2008.

Additional references:

• Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs. A Conceptual Framework for Adolescent Health. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators; 2005.
• Blum, Robert W. 2002. Improving transition for adolescents with special health care needs from pediatric to adult-centered health care. Pediatrics 10 Supplement: 1301-1335.
• De Ferranti, Sarah, M.D., M.H.P., FAAP. and Reginald L. Washington, M.D., FAAP. “NHLBI guidelines on cholesterol in kids: What’s new and how does this change practice?” AAP NEWS Vol. 33, No. 2, February 1, 2012, pp. 1
• English, A. 2005. Health care for adolescents: ensuring access, protecting privacy. Clearinghouse Review/Journal of Poverty Law and Policy 39:253-271.
• Fleming, M. & Towey, K. 2005. Delivering culturally effective health care to American adolescents. American Medical Association. Accessed online January 22, 2007.
• Hagan JF, Shaw JS, Duncan PM, eds. 2008. Adolescence. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, pp.515-575.
• McManus, M., Fox, H., O’Connor, K., Chapman, T., & MacKinnon, J. (2008). Pediatric Perspectives and Practices on Transitioning Adolescents with Special Needs to Adult Health Care. The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health. Washington, D.C.
• Morreale, M.C., Kappahahn, C.J., Elster, A.B., Juszczak, L. & Klein, J.D. 2004. Access to health care for adolescents and young adults: Position paper. Journal of Adolescent Health 35:334-42.
• National Institute of Mental Health. Mental Illness Exacts Health Toll, Beginning in Youth. Accessed June 6, 2008.
• Ozer EM, Brindis CD, Millstein SG, Knopf DK, Irwin CE Jr. 1997. America’s Adolescents: Are They Healthy? San Francisco, Calif: National Adolescent Health Information Center, University of California, San Francisco.
• American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence. Achieving Quality Health Services for Adolescents. Pediatrics 2008 121: 1263-1270.
• Adolescent Mental Health Checkups and Health Care Reform
• GetFitKit.org - "Welcome to GetFitKit.org is brought to you by the Texas Department of State Health Services. This online resource for students, nurses and teachers can help you get the most out of the Get Fit Kit, with extra materials, tools and interactive games to really drive home the six lessons. With the help of the Kit and this site, we want to help make healthier diet and exercise choices part of everyday life."
• "Drugs Can't Stop Me" activity book for ages 6-9. A downloadable version of the book is available at DrugFreeTexas.org.
• Texas Behavioral Health Clearinghouse
• Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide
• Adolescents and HIV Infection: The Pediatrician's Role in Promoting Routine Testing
• American Diabetes Association for Diabetes Position Statement on Screening for Type 2 Diabetes
• CDC Grand Rounds: Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden and Sequelae (2011)
• The CDC 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “2010 STD Treatment Guidelines”
• Children’s Safety Network, Texas 2011 Fact Sheet
• Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health Education (CORE)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• "Drugs Can't Stop Me" activity book for ages 6-9. A downloadable version of the book is available at DrugFreeTexas.org.
• Poland, S. (2009). Youth suicide prevention: physicians can make the difference. Retrieved June 2011 from Medscape Psychiatry.
• Tanner Sexual Maturity Rating
• Teipel, K. (2008). State Adolescent Health Resource Center, Konopka Institute, University of Minnesota.
• Texas Department of Public Safety, The Texas Crime Report for 2009
• Texas Department of State Health Services. (2011). “Adolescent Health—A Guide for Providers.”
• Texas Family Code
• Texas Health and Safety Code
• Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership Behavioral Health, Rehabilitation, and Case Management Services Handbook
• Teen Suicide Statistics
• Youth Friendly Services: A Manual for Service Providers. (2002). EngenderHealth.
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, Texas (2009)
• Journal of the American Medical Association, “Prepregnancy Contraceptive Use Among Teens with Unintended Pregnancies Resulting in Live Births – Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring.” 2012; 307(12):1244-1246.
• State Adolescent Health webpage