TAILIEUCHUNG - GYNECOLOGICAL CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS

Trachoma is first and foremost a disease of morbidity, reflecting suffering and disability, in contrast with mortality, which reflects the rate of death. The burden of disease is an effective framework for discussing trachoma since it takes into account the effects of morbidity and mortality on the ability to fulfill societal roles. The burden of disease looks beyond the prevalence of a disease; that is, it attempts to measure the impact of disease based on its distribution by sex and age | Juice JUICE is a SMART INC. NEWSLETTER Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS HIV Research Treatment Vol. II Issue 8 Fall 2005 GYNECOLOGICAL CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS Virginia Graham NP MPH There is not a defined age at which a female needs to see a gynecologist GYN provider . The basic rule is a girl should make an appointment before she becomes sexually active or be seen by age 21. This almost never happens in real life. Care for HIV Adolescent Girls However HIV perinatally at birth infected girls may have an advantage if they are enrolled in a comprehensive clinic a one-stop-shopping unit where many services are offered at the same site such as dentistry gynecological care mental health services and so on where as they age out or get older they can transition up to GYN gynecological or women s services in the same place. A newly diagnosed HIV positive teen should look for a clinic specializing in adolescent health that offers comprehensive services. The clinic should be The clinic should be responsive to the needs of adolescents such as offering flexible walk-in hours for medical and case management services. SMART YOUTH ROCKS SMART Youth is a program started this past fall by a group of teens who are living with affected by or at-risk for HIV AIDS under the guidance of Jonathan Bee details about him on page 3 . The teens decided to launch the program with a Halloween Teen Party GET Your fright ON in order to reach out to other teens. The successful and fun event was held on October 29th at the HOT dance club HOME in Chelsea. It ended with a trip upstairs to the scary haunted house attraction Blood Manor. Over 200 teens from agencies around New York City that serve teens families affected by HIV AIDS showed up for the event. SMART Youth planned this event over several weeks with Jonathan. Go to pages 8 and 14 to see the results of their hard work including a story about the party with pictures. Teens on home s dance floor GETTING THEIR FRIGHT ON responsive to the needs of .

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