Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century
English
By (author): and Families and Medicine Board on Children Committee on Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Engineering Health and Medicine Division National Academies of Sciences Youth
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 these efforts, it is essential that they include reliably identifiable techniques, strategies, or practices that have been proven effective.
Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century identifies key program factors that can improve health outcomes related to adolescent behavior and provides evidence-based recommendations toward effective implementation of federal programming initiatives. This study explores normative adolescent development, the current landscape of adolescent risk behavior, core components of effective programs focused on optimal health, and recommendations for research, programs, and policies.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Normative Adolescent Development
- 3 The Current Landscape of Adolescent Risk Behavior
- 4 Core Components of Programs Focused on Optimal Health
- 5 Recommendations and Promising Approaches
- Appendix A: Literature Search Strategy
- Appendix B: MyVoice Methodology
- Appendix C: Comparison of Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Survey Items on Sexual Behavior
- Appendix D: Public Information-Gathering Session Agenda
- Appendix E: Biosketches of Committee Members and Staff
- Board on Children, Youth, and Families