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- What's Up At the Doc's? Cohn, Jessica // Current Health 2;Nov2006, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p26
The article offers information about the medical and preventive health services that teenagers in the U.S. can access.
- Teenage booster for meningitis C vaccine. // British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460);Jun2010, Vol. 71 Issue 6, p309
The article reports on the requests of the Oxford Vaccine Group in Great Britain on the development of a preventive health program for teenagers against meningitis C.
- GPs' drop-in clinic gets top marks. // Pulse;3/2/2006, Vol. 66 Issue 9, p3
The article reports that physicians at the Lutterworth Health Center in Leicestershire, England have teamed-up with a local school to improve teenagers' access to health services.The Strictly Confidential Scheme of the hospital provides lunchtime drop-in clinics at the local grammar school three...
- LaDainian Tomlinson to Become 'Voice' of 2 North County Hospitals. Long, Jessica // San Diego Business Journal;7/30/2007, Vol. 28 Issue 31, p7
The article reports that San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson has agreed to become "the voice" of the Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital in North County, California. Tomlinson will promote both hospitals on radio, television, and other media, and at in-person events. The...
- Teenage Wasteland: Why Are Our Girls Starving? Wigington, Patti // Pediatrics for Parents;2004, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p4
The article discusses on the dire consequences of excessive dieting in the teenagers. In a Mayo Clinic, a study in 1999 determined that in young women from 15 to 24, the incidence of anorexia and bulimia is on the rise. Nearly ten million people almost all of them female are suffering from...
- Update on Immunizations in Children and Adolescents. Ackerman, Lani K. // American Family Physician;6/1/2008, Vol. 77 Issue 11, p1561
Over the past few years, there have been many changes to the recommendations for children and adolescents by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. These include dividing the immunization schedule into two parts (i.e., ages birth to six years and seven to 18 years, with catch-up...
- Factors That Impact Adolescents' Intentions to Utilize Alcohol-related Prevention Services. D'Amico, Elizabeth J. // Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research;Jul-Sep2005, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p332
The current study is the first to examine factors that may be associated with middle school students' intentions to use alcohol-related prevention services. Youth (N = 1506; 46% male; 11-14 years old) completed surveys on their intentions to use alcohol-related services, beliefs about services,...
- Creating Community Change to Improve Youth Development: The Communities That Care System. Brooke-Weiss, Blair; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Fagan, Abigail A.; Hawkins, J. David; Cady, Rick // Prevention Researcher;Apr2008, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p21
The article provides information on Communities That Care (CTC), a coalition-based prevention operating system that addresses youth development. This system utilizes a public health approach to prevention and is developed to boost communication, collaboration and ownership among community...
- Increasing Access to Program Information: A Strategy for Improving Adolescent Health. Brindis, Claire D.; Hair, Elizabeth C.; Cochran, Stephanie; Cleveland, Kevin; Valderrama, L. Teresa; Park, M. Jane // Maternal & Child Health Journal;Jan2007, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p27
Objectives: To identify existing programs serving 11- to 15-year-olds that aim to improve adolescent health in the areas of Health & Well-being, Fitness, Family & Peer Relationships, School Environment, Smoking, Alcohol Use, and Violence and to assess the utility of readily available resources...
