Promoting the health of adolescents [[electronic resource] ] : new directions for the twenty-first century / / editors, Susan G. Millstein, Anne C. Petersen, Elena O. Nightingale

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.0433
• Soggetto topico: Teenagers - Health and hygiene; Health behavior in adolescence; Health promotion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MillsteinSusan G. <1950-> PetersenAnne C NightingaleElena O
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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. 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Promoting the health of adolescents
• ISBN: 1-280-44175-5; 0-19-802386-3; 9786610441754; 1-4237-3686-9; 0-19-535790-6; 1-60129-998-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450430403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II