Interagency Youth Working Group

FOCUS on Young Adults

FOCUS on Young Adults, a USAID-supported project that ended in 2001, assisted educational and health service delivery organizations in 30 countries to develop, monitor, and evaluate programs to improve the reproductive health of young adults. FOCUS was a project of Pathfinder International in partnership with Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine and The Futures Group International, now Constella Futures.

The FOCUS on Young Adults project produced hundreds of materials for use by health professionals, educators, community leaders, and parents interested in promoting better health among young people. All publications are available in English; many have been translated in French and Spanish as well.

To browse full-text FOCUS publications online, click on the series titles below.

Tools and Guides
Manuals to guide implementation, monitoring, evaluation, research, and training.
Research, Policy, and Program Series
A series of papers that documents current knowledge about specific youth issues.
In FOCUS
A series of 22 four-page briefs on young adult reproductive health.
Project Highlights
A series of 19 two page briefs on lessons learned and best practices from the field.
Key Elements Papers
Individual summaries of the most relevant research, evaluation, and practical experiences.
YARH (Young Adult Reproductive Health) Briefs
Advancing Young Adult Reproductive Health: Actions for the Next Decade and appendix

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Resources On Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

FOCUS on Young Adults