INTRODUCTION
In 2006 CityMatCH was awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement by the Division of Adolescent, Child and Family Health at HRSA/MCHB for "Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health" (PIPPAH-3). PIPPAH was launched in 1996 to promote an adolescent health agenda among professional disciplines connected to adolescents and their families.
As a "PIPPAH Partner," CityMatCH is engaged in national efforts to elevate and promote adolescent health and safety, and increasing local capacity to address the 21 critical adolescent health objectives identified by Healthy People 2010. CityMatCH will use its national position to advance efforts to eliminate health disparities among adolescents.
CityMatCH is pleased to be included in this partnership along with The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Bar Association, American College of Preventive Medicine, Healthy Teen Network, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the National Institute for Health Care Management.CITYMATCH PIPPAH PROJECT GOALS
Goal 1: Strengthen the leadership, infrastructure, and capacity of CityMatCH and Urban Maternal and Child Health Professionals to comprehensively address adolescent health.
Goal 2: Contribute to the development and enhancement of shared expertise among all PIPPAH grantees through CityMatCH full participation in the PIPPAH Grantee Collaborative.
Goal 3: Advance the four goals of the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the year 2010.
