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Australian Association for Adolescent Health
2018 Youth Health Conference
“Owning Future Change” is the premiere Australian interdisciplinary conference for young people, researchers, clinicians, health workers and educators who work to improve, promote and advocate for the health and wellbeing of young people in Australia and beyond.
This year’s conference will explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s health, diversity and health, and sexuality education and sexual health as its major themes. Technology, mental health, and young people with chronic illness and disability will be just some of our other streams.
Each of these areas bring challenges that require understanding the evidence, having respectful conversations and building a strong advocacy platform in order to bring about equity and improved health and wellbeing for many of our young people today. Youth participation in planning, programming and delivery is integral.
This Conference will motivate, educate and showcase research, innovative programs and practical resources via an extensive and comprehensive program including keynotes, proffered paper and poster sessions, workshops and networking.
This year the Australian Association for Adolescent Health has partnered with the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association to deliver the 2018 Youth Health Conference.
#OwningFutureChange will focus on the responsibility we all have to finding solutions to health inequities affecting different groups of young people, and between the youth population and younger and older populations. Whether at local, state or national levels or globally, we can all play a role to bring about change, now and in the future.
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‘Sexing up the sector’ A youth service capacity-building project Ms Sarah Smith Health Promotion Officer HARP Unit, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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A school and web-based intervention for promoting healthier food and physical activity at home Ms Tammie Jakstas Project Officer WSLHD
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AAAH Outstanding Contribution to Youth Health Award
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Adolescent sexual health Practitioner perspectives in a university context Miss Laura Anderson PhD Candidate The University of Queensland
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Australian adolescent sexual behaviour over the last 25 years Prof Jayne Lucke Professor La Trobe University
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Adolescent abortion service provision in high-income countries A systematic review Miss Anisa Assifi PhD Candidate University of Technology Sydney
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Building Youth Resilience and Wellbeing through personal peace education Ms Catherine Gavigan Head Educator Super Camp For Kids
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Concept to implementation The Victorian School Based Health Service program Associate Professor Lena Sanci, GPHead of Department, Family Planning Victoria University of Melbourne
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Embedding multi-sectoral solutions to improve health trajectories A strengths-based approach Bobby Porykali Project Manager The George Institute for Global Health
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Exploring different models of meaningful youth engagement Miss Molly O'Sullivan & Mr Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith
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Exploring different models of meaningful youth engagement Mr Marc Zen Secretary Australian Association For Adolescent Health
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Evaluation of an eHealth assessment tool among Aboriginal young people Miss Tarissa Staker Youth Worker Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Health Corporation
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Exploring different models of meaningful youth engagement Panel Discussion
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Exploring different models of meaningful youth engagement Prof Susan Sawyer Centre for Adolescent Health - Royal Childrens Hospital
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Finding reliable mental health apps and programs for young people Ms Heidi Sturk Deputy Director eMHPrac, Queensland University of Technology
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Gaps in sexual health education student and teacher needs assessment Ms Caecilia Roth Senior Education Officer Family Planning NSW
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GOANNA Survey factors underlying STIs BBVs in Aboriginal young people Dr Salenna Elliott Senior Research Fellow And Public Health Registrar South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
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Global adolescent health equity undervalued and underinvested Professor Susan Sawyer, Centre for Adolescent Health - Royal Childrens Hospital
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Healthy Koori Kids Clinic” - a Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Clinic for children and teenagers in Out-Of-Home-Care Dr Kypros Kyprianou Paediatrician Monash Children's Hospital
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Homelessness, sex and a tale of two sexually transmitted infections Dr Dot Henning Youth Health Nurse Practitioner Royal Children's Hospital
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Launch of AAAH's Position Paper on Comprehensive Sexuality Education Introduced by Georgia Carr; Melissa Kang on behalf of AAAH Board
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Let’s talk about sex (not babies) Ms Joanna Williams, Strategy Director, Bits and Bods - Join
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Moral Panic 101 Benjamin Law, Journalist, Columnist, TV Screenwriter, ABC Radio Presenter