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Adolescent Health

Engaging Youth

Publisher: 
Healthy Teen Network

This publication focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engage youth in positive youth development.

Pediatrics Supplement

Publisher: 
American Academy of Pediatrics

This supplement issue contains articles addressing the complex relationship between development and underage drinking.

Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008

Publisher: 
National Adolescent Health Information Center

This brief on adolescent mental health aims to inform health professionals, policymakers, educators, administrators, and school-based health centers concerned with the health and well-being of adol

Inhalant Use across the Adolescent Years

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report focuses on variations in inhalant use among adolescents aged 12 to 17.

Nutrition in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path

Publisher: 
Georgetown University

This is an electronic guide to recent resources that analyze data, describe public-awareness campaigns and other health-promotion programs, and report on research aimed at identifying promising str

A CDC Review of School Laws and Policies Concerning Child and Adolescent Health

Publisher: 
American School Health Association

This review describes the breadth of health-related laws and policies under which schools operate.

Fact Sheet on Health Care Access and Utilization: Adolescents and Young Adults

Publisher: 
National Adolescent Health Information Center

This fact sheet contains the most recent available data on health insurance coverage, preventive and other health services, and unmet need among adolescents and young adults ages 12

School Health Policies and Programs Study

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This Web site provides information on the 2006 School Health Policies and Program Study (SHPSS), a national survey that assesses school health policies and practices at the state, district, school,

Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue

Publisher: 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This article summarizes knowledge on the link between health and high school graduation and discusses the pathways by which graduating from high school contributes to good health.

Recess Rules: Why the Undervalued Playtime May Be America's Best Investment for Healthy Kids and Healthy Schools

Publisher: 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This report analyzes several sources of data to identify where opportunities for increasing children's physical activity exist and to understand the factors that contribute to or impair efforts to