Youth health services: Improving access to primary care

Cummings, M; Kang, M

Youth health services: Improving access to primary care

Cummings, M Kang, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Family Physician, 2012, 41 (5), pp. 338 - 341
Issue Date:: 2012-08-22

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dc.contributor.author	Cummings, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kang, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-2518	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-08-22	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Family Physician, 2012, 41 (5), pp. 338 - 341	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0300-8495	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115199
dc.description.abstract	Marginalised young people are a heterogeneous group who often have multiple and complex needs. While they experience the same health problems as the broader youth population, including overweight and obesity, mental health problems, sexually transmissible infections and health risk behaviours, their access to healthcare is complicated by psychosocial factors including lack of safe or adequate housing, inadequate access to financial support, education or employment, and a mistrust of health services. This article summarises known access barriers for young people, describes a youth health services model in western Sydney, New South Wales, and demonstrates how general practitioners can work collaboratively to provide appropriate healthcare to marginalised young people.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Family Physician	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Youth health services: Improving access to primary care	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	41	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.issue	5	en_US
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Abstract:

Marginalised young people are a heterogeneous group who often have multiple and complex needs. While they experience the same health problems as the broader youth population, including overweight and obesity, mental health problems, sexually transmissible infections and health risk behaviours, their access to healthcare is complicated by psychosocial factors including lack of safe or adequate housing, inadequate access to financial support, education or employment, and a mistrust of health services. This article summarises known access barriers for young people, describes a youth health services model in western Sydney, New South Wales, and demonstrates how general practitioners can work collaboratively to provide appropriate healthcare to marginalised young people.

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