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The Community Guide-Improving Adolescent Health
The Community Guide summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of selected interventions to improve adolescent health.
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/adolescenthealth/index.html
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Adolescent and Young Adult Health Program
Adolescents (ages 10 - 19) and young adults (ages 20 - 24) together compose about 21% of the population of the United States.
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/adolescents/
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Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Founded in 1968, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) is a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the physical and psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents through advocacy, clinical care, health promotion, health service delivery, professional development and research.
https://www.adolescenthealth.org/Home.aspx
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Health and Human Services Adolescent Health Topics
Substance abuse, relationships, nutrition and more information on healthy living for adolescents
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics
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Why Schools? - Adolescent and School Health - CDC
Research has shown that school health programs can reduce the prevalence of health risk behaviors among young people and have a positive effect on academic performance. Schools also play a critical role in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behaviors.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/about/why_schools.htm
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Adolescent Health - Healthy People 2020
GoalImprove the healthy development, health, safety, and well-being of adolescents and young adults.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/Adolescent-Health
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WHO - Adolescent Health
Adolescent health: WHO health topic page on adolescent healthprovides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic.
http://www.who.int/topics/adolescent_health/en/
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5 TED Talks to Use During Health Class - Choices
Gone are the days of filler movies or meaningless worksheets. We've got a wealth of amazing guest speakers at our fingertips, whether we're absent or not.
http://choices.scholastic.com/blog/5-ted-talks-use-during-health-class
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Health Class on Pinterest - Health Lesson Plans, Health Bulletin Boards and Middle School Health
Discover thousands of images about Health Class on Pinterest, a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas. See more about Health Lesson Plans, Health Bulletin Boards and Middle School Health.
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/health-class
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What can I Learn in Health Class? (with pictures)
The curriculum for health class depends on the school and the grade level, but generally speaking, you can learn about nutrition.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-can-i-learn-in-health-class.htm
