A Holistic Approach to Adolescent Health, Beyond the Presence of Disease

Natalia Largaespada Beer

For the outcomes to be achieved there is a holistic approach that goes beyond the Ministry of Health and Wellness and includes public and private sector collaboration. Doctor Natalia Largaespada Beer says that that the living document has eleven provisions, some that have already been ongoing.

Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, M.O.H.W.

“Many of these are already in place but we need to revisit and ensure access and quality of services. And some of them may sound new and ambitious, but we need to look at them. For example the environment of violence and other types of injuries that adolescents are exposed to that we need to address as a country.”

Reporter

“Just for clarity sake, this is an entirely new strategic plan. Something like this did not exist before?”

Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer

“I would say it is a plan dedicated only for adolescence. Before we had one activity to address adolescent health, but it was not that comprehensive. And our plan is not that comprehensive. We had to pick and choose what we can propose as a country and act on. So many of these we won’t reach in 2030, but we developed the plan in a way that it is a living document. After 2030, we can still go back to this plan and continue planning for the future period. But it is a guide that is very tailored to adolescent health.”