Unprecedented attention is now focused on adolescents with growing appreciation of their
disease burden and of the opportunities of investing in adolescent health. New investments …

Although there are multiple barriers that impede the successful training of entry-level
professionals in adolescent health related issues, the need for such training is great. It is …

It is crucial to support efforts for sustainable training programs, especially within low and
middle-income countries where a majority of the world's adolescent population lives …

The patterns of health need in youth have changed over the last three decades with
increasing rates of psychosocial problems compromising adolescent development and …

There is huge variability in adolescent medicine training across pediatric resident training
programs, as well as a significant need for training from pediatricians in practice. Although …

Remarkable public health achievements to reduce infant and child mortality as well as
improve the health and well-being of children worldwide have successfully resulted in …

Increasing attention to adolescent health globally is evidenced by the UNICEF and WHO
publications on the state of the world's adolescents and the competencies required to …

DOCUMENT RESUME ED 397 142 UD 030 565 AUTHOR Hechinger, Fred M. TITLE
Adolescent Health: A Generation at Risk. INSTITUTION Carne Page 1 DOCUMENT RESUME …

Health Futures of Youth II: Pathways to Adolescent Health, a national invitational
conference, was convened on September 14–16, 1998, in Annapolis, Maryland. The Office …

PURPOSE: To determine historical trends and current status of the health of America's youth
METHODS: A thorough literature review was conducted to establish the best sources for …