Emerging Questions advances the health and well-being of young people by cultivating curiosity and connecting adolescent health professionals to the science of what works.
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What is an Emerging Question?
We take questions from the adolescent health field and apply scientific methods to identify and translate evidence to improve practice and policy. Questions might address factors affecting young people’s health or opportunities, the design or content of interventions, or best practices for adopting and sustaining science-based strategies. We believe evidence should accessible so that practitioners, policy-makers, applied researchers and youth can work together to improve the lives of young people.We invite you to share your ideas for Emerging Questions here.
Emerging Questions Synthesis Library
What impacts do interventions addressing the school environment or educational assets have on young people’s sexual health outcomes?By Amy Peterson, Melissa Donze and Chris Bonell
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What do we know about adolescent romantic relationships?By Melissa Donze, Nicole Lezin, Amy Peterson, Pam Anderson and Karin Coyle
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Emerging Questions Methods and Process
Emerging Questions uses scientific methods to synthesize and translate evidence for use in policy and practice. Use our interactive tool to explore how our contributors conduct Emerging Questions systematic reviews and other syntheses.Article Database
Use our search and categorization tools to explore studies we have identified through Emerging Questions reviews and syntheses.
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Inspiration for Emerging Questions
Emerging Questions is an ETR initiative inspired by Dr. Douglas Kirby’s legacy of curiosity and passion for helping young people achieve their best possible health and happiness. For over four decades, Doug researched the risk and protective factors that influence young people’s health. His insatiable curiosity about understanding “the reasons why” young people engage in certain behavior was fundamental in his approach to developing effective interventions and strategies. ETR launched the Emerging Questions online platform – ten years after the release of Emerging Answers 2007 – as a way to continuously foster curiosity and connect adolescent health professionals with the science of what works. Read more about Doug and the inspiration behind Emerging Questions >>
