Equitable Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for all Youth Resources and Acknowledgements

This resource is designed to support pediatric health clinicians and other youth advocates in supporting and expanding access to sexual and reproductive health care for all youth while also supporting the inclusion of reproductive justice in pediatric care. It is a dynamic document that is meant to provide information that is current, accurate and easy to understand. As a consumer of this resource, you may bring lived experiences, areas of specialized studies, professional positions, and/or passion to this space and are therefore a valuable partner in this work. If, while engaging with this resource, you notice an outdated link or a missing resource or tool, please complete this form and your request will be reviewed by AAP staff.

Acknowledgements

This resource was authored by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The content and strategies outlined herein were developed at the 2021 Summit on Youth Access to Reproductive Health Care, hosted by AAP in September 2021, and received critical contributions and comprehensive review by experts who have lived experiences, areas of specialized studies, and professional positions in sexual and reproductive health.

AAP would like to extend a special thank you to the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity (CGRE) for their generous support in funding this work.

Authors:

• Kristen Kaseeska MPH – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Julie Gorzkowski MSW – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Margaret Stager MD FAAP – AAP Section on Adolescent Health and MetroHealth Medical Center
• Seema Menon MD – AAP Committee on Adolescence, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Krishna Upadhya MD MPH FAAP – AAP Committee on Adolescence, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• AAP Committee on Adolescence

Contributors:

AAP would like to thank the following individuals for their meaningful contributions to this work. We thank you for your time and expertise. (Please note, affiliations were accurate at the time of the 2021 Summit on Youth Access to Reproductive Health Care.)

• James Baumberger MPP – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Trisha Calabrese MPH – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Joanna Cowart – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Yael Benvenuto Ladin – Youth expert
• Frankie Heightchew-Howard – Youth expert
• Tammi Kromenaker BSW – Red River Women’s Clinic
• Matthew Mariani – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Paula Martin – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Karen Smith – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Ian Van Dinther – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Karen Torres – Youth expert
• Tracey A Wilkinson MD MPH FAAP – Indiana University and Physicians for Reproductive Health

AAP would like to thank the following AAP member groups for their critical contributions in reviewing this resource:

• AAP Council on Children with Disabilities
• AAP Council on Community Pediatrics
• AAP Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care
• AAP Council on School Health
• AAP Section on Adolescent Health
• AAP Section on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health and Wellness
• AAP Section on Telehealth Care

Collaborators:

AAP would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for participating in the 2021 Summit on Youth Access to Reproductive Health Care. We appreciate your vulnerability and thank you for your passion to support and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care for all youth. (Please note, affiliations were accurate at the time of the 2021 Summit on Youth Access to Reproductive Health Care.)

• Shaunte Anum-Addo MD FAAP – AAP Section on Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion
• Sarah Axelson MSW –Power to Decide
• Jacqueline Ayers JD – Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• Mousumi Banikya-Leasebury MD MPH CPH – Department of Health and Human Services
• Joy Baynes FNP –El Rio Health
• Nancy Berglas DrPH –University of California San Francisco
• Elise Berlan MD MPH FAAP FSAHM –The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Nimra Chowdhry JD – Center for Reproductive Rights
• Abigail English JD – Center for Adolescent Health & the Law
• Zsanai Epps MPH CHES – Black Women’s Health Imperative
• Rebekah Fenton MD FAAP – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Kami Geoffray JD – Geoffray Strategies, LLC
• Jessica Goldberg JD – If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
• Kalin Gregory-Davis Medical Student, Medical Students for Choice
• Christine Soyong Harley MPP – Sex Ed for Social Change (SIECUS)
• Debra Hauser MPH – Advocates for Youth
• Jessie Hill JD – Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• Loris Hwang MD – University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
• Kwajelyn Jackson MS –Feminist Women’s Health Center
• Tonya Katcher MD MPH – Advocates for Youth
• Melissa Kottke MD MPH MBA – Emory University
• Justin Lappen MD – Cleveland Clinic
• Bailey Lockwood –Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP), El Rio Health
• Tamara Marzouk – Advocates for Youth
• Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, MPH – CEO, Power to Decide
• Jen Moore Conrow MFS – Preterm
• Brenda Morgan – Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance
• Sarah Parchem MPH – Chicago Department of Public Health
• Michelle Pickett MD MS FAAP – Medical College of Wisconsin
• Sonya Rahders JD – Resources for Abortion Delivery
• Lauren Ralph PhD MPH – University of California San Francisco
• Lupe M Rodriguez – National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
• Renee Sieving PhD RN FAAN FSAHM – University of Minnesota
• Brittany Smith MPH –SisterSong
• Chez Smith – Gyrls in the HOOD (Healthy Optimistic Outstanding Determined) Foundation
• Deonn Strathman – Planned Parenthood of Illinois
• Andrea Swartzendruber PhD MPH – University of Georgia College of Public Health
• Hannah Wheelwright – Center for Reproductive Rights
• Lucy Vuong – Youth Panelist