The American Medical Association (AMA) has prepared a set of
recommendations that provides a framework for the organization and
content of preventive services for adolescents. The
recommendations, Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services
(GAPS) (1), are intended for primary-care physicians and other
health-care providers and were developed with funding from CDC's
Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
GAPS is unique because the recommendations emphasize health
guidance and the prevention of behavioral and emotional disorders
in addition to traditional biomedical conditions. Health guidance
encompasses the provision of health education, health counseling,
and anticipatory guidance (i.e., providing health messages to
children, adolescents, and parents about developmental changes and
what to anticipate when they occur). Single copies of the
recommendations can be obtained at no cost from the AMA, Department
of Adolescent Health, 515 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60610;
telephone (312) 464-5570.
Reference
Department of Adolescent Health, American Medical Association.
Guidelines for adolescent preventive services. Chicago: American
Medical Association, 1992.
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