California Adolescent Health Collaborative

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The California Adolescent Health Collaborative (CAHC) is a public-private statewide coalition with the goal of increasing understanding and support for adolescent health and wellness in California. As a coalition of representatives from public and private agencies, we are committed to a comprehensive, assets-based, multidisciplinary approach to improving the health and well-being of California youth. The Collaborative grew out of the initiative, commitment, and perseverance of a core group of individuals who attended a four-state conference held in 1995 to review states' efforts to promote adolescent health. At that time, there was no existing statewide organization in California with a mission to address adolescent health and well-being from a non-categorical, multidisciplinary perspective. This core group continued to meet regularly and involve new members. By January, 2001, with support from the California State Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Branch, the CAHC released California's first statewide strategic plan for adolescent health, Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California's Future. The plan has served as a model for adolescent health initiatives in California's counties and in other states.

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