“It’s important for us to understand that our teens have their own rights, their own opinions, and they can advocate for themselves to have their needs understood.”
– Glorimar Irizarry, Women’s Health Program Lead
Holyoke Health Center participated in piloting and developing the Q4T (Quality for Teens) Improvement Package, which provides strategies for improving the care of our adolescent patients.
Read more about how these quality improvements have been implemented at our health center: https://www.nachc.org/q4t-sparks-a-new-era-in-adolescent-sexual-and-reproductive-health/
The Q4T Improvement Package was developed and produced by the National Association of Community Health Centers with collaboration from Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Reproductive Health