Civic Engagement to Empower Young People to Impact Health and Well-Being.

Civic engagement is positively associated with important health and developmental benefits for participating adolescents and young adults. As illustrated by youth political participation, social activism, and rallies for racial justice during the COVID-19 pandemic, youth civic engagement is often inspired by and responsive to problems that are salient to a young person's lived experiences. Providers can empower youth and encourage civic engagement by eliciting issues that are important to them and directing them to community resources and opportunities for civic participation that can help them address these issues.

Mycoplasma genitalium and Trichomonas vaginalis: addressing disparities and promoting public health control of two emerging sexually transmitted infections.

Purpose Of Review: Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium) and Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis), sexually transmitted infections that remain non-reportable in the United States, may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and adverse pregnancy outcomes if left untreated.

Urban Adolescents' and Young Adults' Decision-Making Process around Selection of Intrauterine Contraception.

Study Objective: To examine adolescent and young adults' priorities, values, and preferences affecting the choice to use an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD).

Design: Qualitative exploratory study with analysis done using a modified grounded theory approach.

Setting: Outpatient adolescent medicine clinic located within an academic children's hospital in the Bronx, New York.