Promoting the Health of Adolescents : New Directions for the Twenty-first Century.
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.