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In the new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century, the expert committee uses an optimal health framework to (1) identify core components or “active ingredients” of risk-behavior prevention programs that can be used to improve a variety of adolescent health outcomes, and (2) develop evidence-based recommendations for research and the effective implementation of federal programming initiatives focused on adolescent health.
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Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century
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·2020
Adolescence is a critical growth period in which youth develop essential skills that prepare them for adulthood. Prevention and intervention programs are designed to meet the needs of adolescents who require additional support and promote healthy behaviors and outcomes. To ensure the success of thes...
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Youth Perspectives on Being Healthy and Thriving.pdf
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The Role of Sexual Agency and Consent in Healthy Adolescent Development.pdf
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Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth.pdf
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Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities.pdf
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Adolescent Health and Media.pdf
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