Common Adolescent Health Concerns and How We Support Families Through the Transition | October 14, 2026
Date of Presentation: October 14, 2026
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Adolescent Health
Keywords: #adolescent #back to school #behavioral health #communication #immunizations #preventive
In this presentation, Dr. Grace Fuller reviews common adolescent health concerns that emerge or intensify during the transition back to school. She discusses opportunities to integrate preventive care, immunizations, and behavioral health into back-to-school visits and provides practical communication strategies clinicians and caregivers can use to engage and support adolescents.
Recording:
Presented by:
Grace Fuller
Grace Fuller is a member of the Hopi Tribe, raised in Mesa, AZ near her cultural roots, but later relocated to Charlotte, NC where her family still resides. She is a fourth year medical student at the University of North Carolina, where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Biology. She intends to practice pediatrics with a focus on neonatology and Native health.
Tribal Affiliations: Hopi
Degrees/Certifications: BA Biology, MD Candidate 2026
Resources Provided:
- Common Adolescent Health Conditions and How We Support Families Through the Transition (Presentation Slides Available Soon)
- Bright Futures Tool & Resource Kit, Second Edition
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
- Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger
- Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Pediatrics: Motivational Interviewing
- The SSHADESS Screening: A Strength-Based Psychosocial Assessment
- Adolescent Psychosocial, Social, and Cognitive Development
- Unique Needs of the Adolescent
- Adolescent Sexual Health: A Focus on the Sexual Health Portion of HEADSS Examination
- Adolescence Visits
Date added: October 7, 2026
