Status of Adolescent
Health in Arizona
A Report of the Arizona Adolescent Health
Coalition
March 2004
The Status of Adolescent Health
in Arizona report provides data on the health status of adolescents
and covers a range of topics including the following: general
physical health, vision,
hearing,
immunizations,
oral health,
physical
activity, nutrition,
mental
health, suicide,
substance
use (tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs), sexuality,
sexually transmitted
diseases, teen
pregnancy, unintentional
injury, intentional
injury, and some special
populations (incarcerated youth, runaway and homeless
youth, children with special health care needs, and immigrant
youth). Each section begins with an introduction to the issue
area, in order to orient the reader to the importance of the
issue for adolescents. National data are provided to give
a general picture of the issue area. Arizona data are provided
wherever available to focus attention on the young people
in our state and their particular situation. The Arizona
Adolescent Health Coalition has included recommendations
related to specific topics and for improving the overall health
and well-being of Arizonas adolescents. Sources for all data
included in the report and websites, where available, are
listed.
While data in the report draw
attention to the problems and issues facing adolescents, the
Arizona Adolescent Health Coalition believes that it
is essential to keep a strong focus on the assets of young
Arizonans. Most adolescents in our state are healthy members
of society. They deserve the best environment, services, and
supports we can provide for them. It is the hope of the Coalition
that this publication will help each and every Arizonan to
identify something he or she can do to ensure that Arizona
adolescents grow into healthy adults.
For your convenience, the report
has been broken down into separate PDF files covering grouped
topics, as well as, the full report. (Adobe Acrobat
Reader Required for PDF Format. If you don't have the
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for free now.) A printed report is available for $20
at http://www.cafepress.com/AAHC.
For additional information or questions, contact our
Executive Director, Rosalie Lopez Hirano at (602) 265-9686 or director@aahc.info.
PDF files available for downloading:
Full
Report
Index
(Acknowledgements, Listing of Contents, Tables, and Figures)
Executive
Summary
Introduction
General
/ Physical Health
Vision
/ Hearing
Immunization
/ Oral Health
Physical
Activity / Nutrition
Mental
Health / Substance Abuse
Adolescent
Sexuality
Injury
Special
Populations
Recommendations
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