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The Risky Business of Adolescence: How To Help Teens Stay Safe--Part I. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (June 17, 1991).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1992
This document, comprising the first of two parts, contains testimony examining the vulnerability of today's youth to health problems because of risky sexual behaviors and substance abuse, and how adolescents may be encouraged to make healthy choices. An opening statement by Representative Patricia Schroeder is presented. Testimony from these…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Diseases
The Risky Business of Adolescence: How To Help Teens Stay Safe--Part II. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (June 18, 1991).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1992
This document, comprising the second of two parts, contains testimony examing the vulnerability of today's youth to health problems because of risky sexual behaviors and substance abuse, and how adolescents may be encouraged to make healthy choices. An opening statement by Representative Patricia Schroeder is presented. Testimony from these…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Diseases
Healthy Children Ready to Learn: The Surgeon General's Initiative for Children.
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Novello, Antonia C. – Journal of School Health, 1991
Describes the development and implementation of the Surgeon General's "Healthy Children Ready to Learn" initiative, which encourages parents to be their children's first teachers, requires nutrition and health care for all children, and emphasizes access to high quality preschool programs for disadvantaged and disabled children. (SM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
The Black Family: Are Our Youth At Risk? Transcript of a Legislative Hearing (Sacramento, California, October 6, 1989).
California State Legislature, Sacramento. Assembly. – 1989
Members of the California State Legislature held a hearing on the black family to hear testimony on youth at risk. Following introductions, three witnesses appeared to speak on the juvenile justice system: (1) C. McDowell of the Department of the Youth Authority; (2) J. Alexander of VisionQuest; and (3) R. Johnson, Chief of Police from Inglewood…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Black Family, Black Youth