Investing in the health and well-being of young adults /

"Young adulthood - ages approximately 18 to 26 - is a critical period of development with long-lasting implications for a person's economic security, health and well-being. Young adults are key contributors to the nation's workforce and military services and, since many are parents, t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Young Adults, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Bonnie, Richard J. (Editor ), Stroud, Clare (Editor ), Breiner, Heather (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2014.
Temas:
Young adults > United States > Congresses.
Health behavior > United States > Congresses.
Health promotion > United States > Congresses.
Young adults > United States > Social conditions > Congresses.
Young adults.
Health promotion.
Health attitudes.
Health behavior.
Young Adult
Health Promotion
Health Status
Attitude to Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Health Behavior
Jeunes adultes > États-Unis > Congrès.
Habitudes sanitaires > États-Unis > Congrès.
Promotion de la santé > États-Unis > Congrès.
Jeunes adultes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Congrès.
Jeunes adultes.
Promotion de la santé.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Habitudes sanitaires.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Health attitudes
Health behavior
Health promotion
Young adults
Young adults > Social conditions
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Young Adults in the 21st Century
  • Relationships
  • Education and Employment
  • Civic Engagement and National Service
  • Public Health
  • The Health Care System
  • Government Investments in Marginalized Young Adults
  • Next Steps
  • Appendix A: Open Session Agendas
  • Appendix B: Diversity and the Effects of Bias and Discrimination on Young Adults' Health and Well-Being
  • Appendix C: Youth-Focused National Service Programs
  • Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

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