Welcome to the Adolescent Health Committee!  My name is Lauren Radano, and I am the new committee chair.   My educational background is in developmental psychology, and I have worked for the last three years in public health.  Most recently, I worked as a prevention specialist for the New Jersey statewide youth-led, youth-driven tobacco prevention movement, REBEL (Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies).  The mission of REBEL is to empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices by designing and implementing events to counter-market the tobacco industry.  Though I thoroughly enjoyed my job, after three years, I moved across the country to San Diego in January 2009!  I am eager to get to work with the committee and welcome anyone who is interested to join us.  We are a small committe and are currently in need of members to review abstracts, write newsletter articles, moderate conference sessions, etc.  Our focus this year will be on adolescent behavioral issues, injury, outreach programs, school health, comprehensive sexual health education, peer relations, teen parenting, and more!  Please contact me directly at lradano@gmail.com if you are interested.  Thank you, and I look forward to working with you!