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Titolo |
Promoting the health of adolescents [[electronic resource] ] : new directions for the twenty-first century / / editors, Susan G. Millstein, Anne C. Petersen, Elena O. Nightingale |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-44175-5 |
0-19-802386-3 |
9786610441754 |
1-4237-3686-9 |
0-19-535790-6 |
1-60129-998-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (418 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MillsteinSusan G. <1950-> |
PetersenAnne C |
NightingaleElena O |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teenagers - Health and hygiene |
Health behavior in adolescence |
Health promotion |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; 1. Adolescent Heath 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. |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, health providers need an integrated understanding of the many factors involved. This volume fills that need by providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date review of the pertinent issues, including in-depth discussions on adolescent sexuality, substance abuse, the future of adolescent health promo |
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