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Adolescent health is an increasingly important component of the public health agenda. As adolescence is a unique and pivotal stage of life, a rich understanding of this population is important for successful public health engagement. This seminar-style course seeks to provide a foundation for those interested in adolescent health and support effective engagement with adolescent populations. The first half of the course offers theoretical and contextual insights on adolescents—ranging from discussing public health significance, to developmental and life course perspectives, to influences across socioecological levels. The course then delves into practical and methodological considerations for working with this population including ethical matters, insights on reaching adolescents, and approaches to collecting information. This course culminates with deliberations of successful examples of engaging adolescents in public health as well as the future of the adolescent health field. This is a Gordis Teaching Fellowship course open to juniors and seniors. Priority registration is given to Public Health Studies majors. Other students will be permitted to register as space allows.