The Child and Youth Health care Academic Collaborative Center aims to improve and develop preventive care for youth. This is a collaboration of GGDs in Noord-Holland and Flevoland and the municipalities of these regions.

Objective

To improve the quality of preventive care for youth, especially youth health care. Developing youth health care and preventive care for youth.

Partners

Seven JGZ organizations and municipalities of these regions:

  • JGZ Kennemerland
  • GGD Amsterdam
  • GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland
  • GGD Hollands-Noorden
  • Youth and Family Gooi and Vecht region
  • GGD Kennemerland
  • GGD Flevoland and JGZ Almere

    Examples

    of activities in the field of education and training

    • Active contribution to the education of medical students, e.g. by means of familiarization days with youth doctors and youth nurses
    • Supervision of research trainees, PhD students and research interns in the 1st and 2nd phases

    of activities in the field of research

    • Healthy Sleeping: stimulating healthy sleeping behavior among 6-9 year olds
    • Children on their own Health

    of activities in the area of care (innovation)

    • Development of and (RCT) research into VoorZorg (results in PhD thesis, publications and infographics: reduces child abuse by half, domestic violence decreases, promotes health and lifestyle of mothers and children)
    • Monitoring the effects of innovations in the mental health services

    Established in 2006.
    There is structural cooperation. A contract has been concluded with the partners.

    Coordinator

    Dr. Mariëtte Hoogsteder: m.hoogsteder@amsterdamumc.nl

    Website

    www.vumc.nl/awjg

    Part of Division 10

    This Academic Collaborative Center is part of one of the departments of Division 10 of Amsterdam UMC. An overview of all Academic Collaborative Centers identified by Division 10, can be found below.