Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health

Course files

Course file - Author(s)	References, relevant online documents and resources
Module 1: Introduction to adolescence and to adolescent health - Department of Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health - World Health Organization	UNFPA. UNFPA framework for action on adolescents and youth. Opening doors with 4 keys. New York: UNFPA; 2007. WHO. Strengthening the health sector response to adolescent health & development. Geneva: WHO; 2009. World Bank. World Development Report 2007. Development and the next generation. Washington: World Bank; 2007.
Module 2: HIV/AIDS and young people - Jane Ferguson	Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People. Guidance brief. Overview of HIV interventions for young people. New York: United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch; 2008. Interagency Youth Working Group, USAID, UNAIDS, FHI. Young people most at risk of HIV: A meeting report and discussion paper from the Interagency Youth Working Group, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, and FHI. Research Triangle Park (NC): FHI; 2010. WHO, UNICEF. Global consultation on strengthening the health sector response to care, support, treatment and prevention for young people living with HIV. Geneva: WHO; 2008. UNAIDS. We can empower young people to protect themselves from HIV. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010. UNAIDS. UNAIDS terminology guidelines. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010. UNAIDS interagency task team on HIV and young people / editors: David Ross, Bruce Dick, Jane Ferguson. Preventing HIV/AIDS in young people : a systematic review of the evidence from developing countries. WHO technical report series; no. 938. Geneva: WHO; 2006. UNICEF. Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood. New York: UNICEF; 2011.
Module 3: Pregnancy prevention and fertility regulation in adolescents - Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli	WHO. Adolescent pregnancy - Unmet needs and undone deeds. A review of the literature and programmes. Geneva: WHO; 2007. WHO. Pregnancy prevention in adolescents. Orientation Programme on Adolescent Health for Health-care Providers. Geneva: WHO; 2006. WHO. Preventing early pregnancy: A call to action. Geneva: WHO; 2011.
Module 4: Pregnancy care in adolescents - Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli	Inter Agency Gender Working Group & WHO. A summary of the 'So What ?' report: A look at whether integrating a gender focus into programmes makes a difference to outcomes. Population Reference Bureau; 2005. JHPIEGO/MNH Program. Birth prepardness and complication readiness: a matrix of shared responsibility. JHPIEGO; 2001. Reynolds HW, Wong EL, Tucker H. Adolescents’ use of maternal and child health services in developing countries. Int Fam Plan Perspect. 2006 Mar;32(1):6-16. WHO. Adolescent pregnancy - Unmet needs and undone deeds. A review of the literature and programmes. Geneva: WHO; 2007. WHO. Pregnant adolescents: delivering on global promises of hope. Geneva: WHO; 2006.
Module 5: The place of adolescent health, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the context of, and beyond the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) - Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli	Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. Millennium Development Goals: 2010 Progress Chart. United Nations; 2010. United Nations Secretary-General. Global Strategy for Women and Children's Health. United Nations; 2010. WHO. Youth and health risks. Report by the Secretariat. Sixty-Fourth World Health Assembly. Geneva: WHO; 2011.
Why take action against female genital mutilation (FGM)? - Heli Bathija (presentation with audio) Why take action against female genital mutilation (FGM)? - Heli Bathija (PDF)	Female genital mutilation : Guidelines, reviews