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People of what age group are the least likely to use health care services?

People of what age group are the most likely not to have health insurance?

One in five people of what age group has suffered a serious health problem, but not received adequate medical care?

The answer to these questions – teens.

This is surprising for many, especially since the adolescent and young adult years represent a crucial, but often difficult period in a person’s life – when young people face unique physical, emotional, and social challenges, as well as choices that can have lifelong consequences.

On April 12, 2008, Lily Ann Divino, LMSW, a social worker at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center presented on adolescent health issues facing Filipino youth at the KC General Membership Meeting.

The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center is finding ways to bridge the gap between the need for, and the delivery of, health care among teens. The Center provides free healthcare yearly to 10,000 urban adolescents, ages 10 – 24, in the five boroughs of New York City and beyond, addressing their physical, reproductive, and mental health needs regardless of their ability to pay. It is also one of the major training sites for health professionals in adolescent health and the Center participates in research and disseminates information geared toward policy making, health promotion, and the treatment and prevention of disease in adolescents.

The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center is located at 312-320 East 94th Street, New York, NY 10128. For more information about the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, call (212) 423-2900. For a medical appointment, call (212) 423-3000.