The Center for Adolescent Health (CAH) provides specialized care for low-income, underserved teens in Central Texas. Founded in 1993, the CAH is the only local comprehensive adolescent medical program for at-risk teens in the area.

In 2020, CAH was honored to receive a Gold Level Certification as an Adolescent Centered Environment from the Adolescent Health Initiative. CAH focuses on adolescents and young adults (AYA) ages 10 to 24. It provides innovative, comprehensive primary and specialty care to meet the needs of often complex patients. Fellowship-trained adolescent medicine and other AYA-friendly physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lawyers, medical assistants, social workers, health educators, medical scribes, rotating trainees and volunteers, a program manager, and other health professionals focus on best practices as an interdisciplinary team. Services include physicals, immunizations, reproductive health, behavioral health, help with school problems, chronic disease management, and minor acute and sick care. CAH welcomes all AYA, including LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse.

CAH staff engage in advocacy through international, national, state, and local presentations, teaching, academic journal and textbook authorship, research, social media, professional organization membership, and other collaborations. We are involved in the yearly International Adolescent Health Week. CAH believes in giving voice to AYA themselves through our 14-24 year old Youth Advisory Council (YAC) members.