Investing in the health and well-being of young adults / / Committee on Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Young Adults ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; Richard J. Bonnie, Clare Stroud, and Heather Breiner, editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460464703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-309-30996-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (502 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.235
• Soggetti: Young adults - United States; Health behavior - United States; Health promotion - United States; Young adults - United States - Social conditions; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter ""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Young Adults in the 21st Century ""; ""3 Relationships ""; ""4 Education and Employment ""; ""5 Civic Engagement and National Service ""; ""6 Public Health ""; ""7 The Health Care System ""; ""8 Government Investments in Marginalized Young Adults ""; ""9 Next Steps ""; ""Appendix A: Open Session Agendas ""; ""Appendix B: Diversity and the Effects of Bias and Discrimination on Young Adult's Health and Well-Being ""; ""Appendix C: Youth-Focused National Service Programs ""; ""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members """"Index ""