Journal article
Adolescent Health 1 Adolescence: a foundation for future health
The Lancet (British edition), v 379(9826), pp 1630-1640
28 Apr 2012
PMID: 22538178
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Abstract
Adolescence is a life phase in which the opportunities for health are great and future patterns of adult health are established. Health in adolescence is the result of interactions between prenatal and early childhood development and the specific biological and social-role changes that accompany puberty, shaped by social determinants and risk and protective factors that affect the uptake of health-related behaviours. The shape of adolescence is rapidly changing-the age of onset of puberty is decreasing and the age at which mature social roles are achieved is rising. New understandings of the diverse and dynamic effects on adolescent health include insights into the effects of puberty and brain development, together with social media. A focus on adolescence is central to the success of many public health agendas, including the Millennium Development Goals aiming to reduce child and maternal mortality and HIV/AIDS, and the more recent emphases on mental health, injuries, and non-communicable diseases. Greater attention to adolescence is needed within each of these public health domains if global health targets are to be met. Strategies that place the adolescent years centre stage-rather than focusing only on specific health agendas-provide important opportunities to improve health, both in adolescence and later in life.
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- Title
- Adolescent Health 1 Adolescence: a foundation for future health
- Creators
- Susan M. Sawyer - Royal Children's HospitalRima A. Afifi - American University of BeirutLinda H. Bearinger - University of Minnesota Medical CenterSarah-Jayne Blakemore - University College LondonBruce Dick - Bloomberg (United States)Alex C. Ezeh - University of the WitwatersrandGeorge C. Patton - Royal Children's Hospital
- Publication Details
- The Lancet (British edition), v 379(9826), pp 1630-1640
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000303452600037
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84949930646
- Other Identifier
- 991020531985504721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health