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The Partnership is pleased to announce that it has begun planning for a 2017 National Summit on Adolescent and Young Adult Male Health. T
he purpose of the National Summit is to identify and begin exploring the nexus of health care disciplines and practice that could have a role in AYA male health, and to identify individuals, organizations and companies that can take the lead and partner with each other in a national effort to address this important issue.
The fall, 2017 summit will be designed to facilitate interaction and collaboration among these disciplines and practices as well as other public and private stakeholders.
The outcomes of the summit will be a scientific report on the state of current knowledge in the area of AYA male health and a multi-year action agenda for advancing AYA male health
in areas including research, clinical practice, patient engagement and public policy.
"We are pleased and excited to begin undertaking this vitally important effort on behalf of young males," said David L. Bell, MD, MPH, Chair of the Partnership. "It promises to be a groundbreaking undertaking and we are grateful to all of our current and future funders for their support."
The Partnership has named an initial steering committee that is framing the planning process for the summit. Reflecting the multi-dimensional character of the summit project, it is composed of individuals from the areas of medical research, anthropology and sociology, public health, biology and neurology, military affairs and public policy. Individuals representing other relevant disciplines may be added.
More detail, including contact information, can be found
here.
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