Resources

Find all of the meeting materials, including agenda and presentation slides, in the “About” section.

The convening utilized Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow^® (TAG) as a framework for discussion and action planning.

Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow^® (TAG) is a national call to action to improve adolescent health in the United States. TAG calls upon organizations and individuals to prioritize activities that can support the health and healthy development of all of America’s 42 million adolescents.

Based on input from more than 80 youth-serving professionals, the HHS Office of Adolescent Health identified five essential components of adolescent health. Healthy adolescents should have:

1. Positive connections with supportive people
2. Safe and secure places to live, learn, and play
3. Access to high-quality, teen-friendly health care
4. Opportunities for teens to engage as learners, leaders, team members, and workers
5. Coordinated, adolescent- and family-centered services, as needed

This convening was especially focused on Essential Three: Access to high-quality, teen-friendly health care.

TAG offers a number of great resources to help you take action to improve adolescent health and healthy development. Learn more and access TAG Key Resources here.