Evaluation of the rural South Australian Tri-division Adolescent Health Project

The Adolescent Health Project (AHP) was a rural pilot project aimed at strengthening the relationship between general practitioners (GPs) and adolescents within three Divisions of general practice. The evaluation assessed the implementation of the AHP model and strategies and their impact.  The AHP...

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Published in:The Australian journal of rural health 2003-06, Vol.11 (3), p.116-120
Main Author: Naccarella, Lucio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Health Care
Adolescent
Adolescent Attitudes
adolescent health
Adolescent Health Project
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Adolescents
Australia
Counselor Attitudes
Doctor-Patient relationships
Familiarity
Family Practice - organization & administration
Foreign Countries
General practitioners
Health care
Health Promotion
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Models, Organizational
Nursing
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians
Pilot Projects
Pilot studies
Program Evaluation
Rural Health Clinics
Rural Health Services - organization & administration
Rural Schools
Rural Youth
school counsellors
School Counselors
School Health Services - organization & administration
Schools
Secondary Education
Secondary School Students
South Australia
Student health services
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Summary:The Adolescent Health Project (AHP) was a rural pilot project aimed at strengthening the relationship between general practitioners (GPs) and adolescents within three Divisions of general practice. The evaluation assessed the implementation of the AHP model and strategies and their impact.  The AHP used a centralised management/support and local delivery model. The AHP improved GP relationships and comfort with dealing with young people, and improved GP relationships with school counsellors. Divisional relationships with local schools improved. Students reported increased knowledge about GPs, increased confidence and comfort with accessing GPs. The AHP delivered a popular project to GPs, GP clinics, schools, school counsellors and students, which built the capacity of divisions, GPs, and schools to improve adolescent health care provision. Further research questions have emerged: What are the patterns of relationships between GPs and adolescents, and between GPs and school counsellors, and what strategies work best to sustain such relationships?
ISSN:1038-5282
1440-1584
1440-1584
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00486.x