title: Fifteen-minute consultation: public health for paediatricians-adolescent public health.
abstract: Paediatricians have a key role to play in ensuring a holistic, integrated approach is taken to meeting adolescent health needs. There is increasing evidence that failure to do so can lead to poor healthcare experience, avoidable ill health and increased need for healthcare services, both in the short term and in adult life. This article aims to guide paediatricians in answering the questions 'How well are the public health and clinical needs of the adolescent population in my area being met? And how can we improve?'
authors.affiliation: Population, Policy & Practice Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dougal S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Bhanu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Straw
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University College London Hospital Foundation Trust, London, UK Department of Adolescent Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregorowski
authors.affiliation: Newham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Arrash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yassaee
authors.affiliation: Institute for Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Delan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Devakumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D011634:Public Health
keywords: Adolescent Health;; Health services research; participation; public health; transition