Adolescent

 

AMaC (Adolescent Medicine At CORE)

This program, started in 2001, is headed by Jaime Martinez, MD at the CORE Center.

The aims of the AMaC program are to:
• Enhance prevention through targeted case finding and risk reduction;
• Support transition into care so that engagement and retention in the care system can proceed without impediments;
• Provide comprehensive, developmentally appropriate care to improve health;
• Assure access to research for all youth in the program, thus maximizing treatment options; and
• Enhance the existing network of youth agencies involved in the provision of services to HIV infected youth and youth involved in risky behaviors.
To accomplish these aims, AMaC has partnered with 16 agencies for counseling and testing and with two new agencies to expand access to primary care for the target population: Roseland Community Hospital (RCH) on the far South Side and the Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) program for youth in foster care and shelters.