Adolescent and Young Adult Health Needs Assessment

Teens, young adults, and their health care providers shared their thoughts and feedback on adolescent health care in Washington.  

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A few topics we wanted to know more about included:

  • Adolescent well-care visits (teens to 21)

  • Sexual and reproductive health

  • Confidential services

  • Youth-friendly care

  • Mental and behavioral health

Teens and young adults ages 13-22 shared their thoughts and feedback on adolescent health through a youth-focused survey. Read more about the survey, the results, and what young people said about adolescent health care in our report(PDF).

Youth-serving health care providers shared their thoughts and feedback through two provider engagement activities: a provider-facing survey and a series of listening sessions. We are analyzing data and will publish a report of findings and recommendations in fall 2024.

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What will we do with the feedback we receive?

We will use the findings from the surveys and listening sessions to guide and shape DOH’s adolescent health program and the adolescent health domain of DOH’s Maternal Child Health Block Grant (MCHBG). This will include planning trainings and technical assistance for youth-serving health care providers, implementing new and improving existing adolescent health programming (like the new Teen Health Hub WA), and developing a new Youth-Friendly Certification. We will also share a summary of findings with key partners, providers, and teens and young adults.

You can still share your questions, thoughts, ideas, opinions, and recommendations on adolescent health care by emailing us at adolescenthealthunit@doh.wa.gov.

If you'd like to be added to our email list, let us know at adolescenthealthunit@doh.wa.gov.