Adolescent Health (PDF)

This book covers the developmental and health problems unique to
the adolescent period of life. It focuses on special needs and
public health programs for adolescents. It offers deep insight into
smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other problems,
along with intervention and prevention strategies.

"Anyone serious about improving adolescent health should read
this book. It spans theoretical and developmental constructs,
summaries of evidence-based interventions for adolescent risk
behaviors, metrics, and policy recommendations." --S. Jean
Emans, MD, chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, and Robert
Masland Jr., chair, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital
Boston, and professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

"This is the one single text that students can use to study
adolescent health. It includes contributions from many of the
world's most accomplished researchers to provide learners with
cutting edge information to make the study of adolescence
understandable and applicable in practical settings." --Gary
L. Hopkins, MD, DrPH, associate research professor and director,
Center for Prevention Research, and director, Center for Media
Impact Research, Andrews University

"This textbook presents an excellent balance in weighing the
evidence from the risk and the resilience literature, incorporating
research in racially and ethnically diverse populations."
--Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP, professor, Department of
Pediatrics and Child Health, Howard University College of
Medicine

"This is an engaging, thorough, and thought-provoking statement
of our knowledge about adolescence. " --Wendy Baldwin, PhD,
director, Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program, Population
Council