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Download full textWillard, Jean C.; Schoenborn, Charlotte A. – Advance Data, 1995
Cigarette smoking almost always begins in the adolescent years and smoking at early ages increases the risk of becoming ill or dying from causes attributable to smoking. This report uses data from the 1992 National Health Interview Survey of Youth Risk Behavior and presents prevalence estimates for selected unhealthy behaviors among adolescents in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior
Rowland, Thomas W. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 1999
This publication examines influences on the present and future physical activity levels of adolescents, noting that the adolescents' physical activity habits, as well as other risk factors, are likely to track into the adult years. Section 1 discusses physical activity in adolescence, noting that adolescence is a time when physical activity tends…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Body Composition, Child Health
Peer reviewedSharif, Behjat A., Ed. – Health Education Monograph Series, 1999
This collection of articles by undergraduate and graduate student Gammans includes the following: "Health Problems of Adolescents in Juvenile Detention Centers" (Anna M. Huber); "A Qualitative Study of the Motivations and Concerns of Sexual Diversity Panel Participants" (Kandice M. Johnson); "High School Freshmen Parenting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescents, Allied Health Personnel, Athletes
