Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention
When adolescents use alcohol, other drugs or substances such as inhalants, tranquilizers or hallucinogens, at best they compromise their ability to make safe choices and good decisions...
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Mental Health
Virtually every domain in an adolescent’s life has an impact on a young person’s mental health. Mental health affects almost every decision an adolescent makes about behavior...
05th Sep2012
Oral Health
Bad teeth, bad breath- just another worry for adolescents as they look in the mirror? Not quite- dental disease includes decay of the teeth, inflammation of gums...
05th Sep2012
Physical Activity and Nutrition
Given the decrease in teen smoking, drug use, unintended pregnancy and motor vehicle mortality, the adolescents entering the new millennium might be the healthiest ever, with...
05th Sep2012
Positive Youth Development
Positive youth development (PYD) is an approach, not a program, that guides communities in the way they organize services, opportunities and supports so that young people can...
05th Sep2012
Teen Driving Safety
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-19 year olds, most likely due to a combination of inexperience, overconfidence, risk-taking behavior and greater risk...
05th Sep2012
Sexual Health and Development
As youth enter puberty, defining their own sexual identity is at the forefront of normal developmental challenges. Part of normal development for a healthy adolescent is to...
05th Sep2012
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is a leading cause of death, and we must do more to prevent it. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death for all Americans and...
05th Sep2012
Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention
Preventing tobacco use among youth is critical to ensuring healthy adults, because tobacco use and subsequent addiction most frequently take root in adolescence. Cigarette smoking is a...
