Nutrition in adolescents: physiology, metabolism, and nutritional needs

JK Das, RA Salam, KL Thornburg… - Annals of the New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early
adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early …

Promoting social and emotional well-being in schools

MM Barry, AM Clarke, K Dowling - Health Education, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical perspective on the international
evidence on promoting young people's social and emotional well-being in schools. The …

Developmental origins of health and disease: a lifecourse approach to the prevention of non-communicable diseases

J Baird, C Jacob, M Barker, CHD Fall, M Hanson… - Healthcare, 2017 - mdpi.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis,
affect individuals in all countries worldwide. Given the very high worldwide prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Youth–adult connectedness:: a key protective factor for adolescent health

RE Sieving, AL McRee, BJ McMorris, RJ Shlafer… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past 30 years, prevention science in the adolescent health field has moved from
interventions focused on preventing single problem behaviors to efforts employing a dual …

The impact of online social networking on adolescent psychological well-being (WB): a population-level analysis of Korean school-aged children

HH Kim - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the extent to which online media activities are associated with
psychological well-being of adolescents. Data come from the Korean Youth Panel Survey …

The family affluence scale as an indicator for socioeconomic status: validation on regional income differences in the Czech Republic

V Hobza, Z Hamrik, J Bucksch, B De Clercq - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study (HBSC) uses the Family Affluence
Scale (FAS) as a tool to identify the socioeconomic status of children and adolescents. Even …

The importance of a life-course approach to health: chronic disease risk from preconception through adolescence and adulthood: white paper

CM Jacob, J Baird, M Barker, C Cooper, M Hanson - 2017 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease, musculoskeletal, mental and neurological disorders have been identified as the …

[PDF][PDF] Child and adolescent health and development: realizing neglected potential

DAP Bundy, N de Silva, S Horton, GC Patton, L Schultz… - 2017 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
It seems that society and the common legal definition have got it about right: it takes some 21
years for a human being to reach adulthood. The evidence shows a particular need to invest …

The pediatric patient-centered medical home: innovative models for improving behavioral health.

JR Asarnow, DJ Kolko, J Miranda… - American …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
This article examines the concept of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as it
applies to children and adolescents, emphasizing care for behavioral health conditions, the …

A systematic review of adolescents' sense of coherence and health

H Länsimies, AM Pietilä… - … Journal of Caring …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this systematic review was to describe the association between adolescent sense
of coherence (SOC) and health and identify the future direction for research in this area …