Promoting the health of adolescents new directions for the twenty-first century
Chronic diseases and premature death can often be linked to social, environmental, and behavioral factors that are subject to modification, especially during adolescence when many habits--both good and bad--are formed. In order to effectively encourage good health-related behaviors among adolescents...
| Otros Autores: | , , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1993.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798224606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Contributors; 1. Adolescent Health Promotion: Rationale, Goals, and Objectives; 2. Adolescent Development: Health Risks and Opportunities for Health Promotion; 3. The Influence of Economic Factors on Health-Related Behaviors in Adolescents; 4. Health Promotion for Minority Adolescents: Cultural Considerations; 5. The Social World of Adolescents: Families, Peers, Schools, and the Community; 6. A View of Health from the Adolescent's Perspective; 7. Health-Enhancing and Health-Compromising Lifestyles; 8. Promoting Positive Mental Health during Adolescence
- 9. ""Sex Is a Gamble, Kissing Is a Game"": Adolescent Sexuality and Health Promotion10. Promoting Healthful Diet and Physical Activity; 11. Promoting Oral Health in Adolescents; 12. Promoting Healthy Alternatives to Substance Abuse; 13. The Control of Violence and the Promotion of Nonviolence in Adolescents; 14. Promoting Safety in Adolescents; 15. From Causal Description to Causal Explanation: Improving Three Already Good Evaluations of Adolescent Health Programs; 16. Adolescent Health Promotion in the Twenty-first Century: Current Frontiers and Future Directions; Index
