The Canadian Association for Adolescent Health (also known in French as ) is a multidisciplinary, non-profit advocacy organization based in

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, which promotes interest in health issues having to do with adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age. The organization publishes a journal and sponsors conferences for the purpose of setting standards in

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healthcare across Canada. Founded in 1993 by Jean-Yves Frappier, a

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at Sainte-Justine University Health Center, the CAAH was incorporated in 1996.acsa-caah.ca,
ACSA-CAAH website
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References and notes

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External links

CAAH websiteACSA-CAAH constitution
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Young and Healthy
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Sex and teens: Between caution and abandon
(in French) Non-profit organizations based in Montreal Medical and health organizations based in Quebec Organizations established in 1993 Health education in Canada