Adolescent Health: A Report to the U.S. Congress
| Autor: | Andrea Solarz, Kelly Metcalf, Gloria Ruby, Denise Dougherty, Jill Eden, Kirsten Rowe, Pamela Strobel, Kerry B. Kemp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
HRHIS Adolescent business.industry Health Status Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health International health Health Services Accessibility United States Education Philosophy Health promotion Nursing Adolescent Health Services Health care Humans Medicine Health education business United States Office of Technology Assessment Health policy School Health Services Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of School Health. 62:167-174 |
| ISSN: | 1746-1561 0022-4391 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1992.tb06036.x |
| Popis: | This article reports findings from an assessment by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), an analytical arm of the U.S. Congress. In brief, OTA found the conventional wisdom that American adolescents as a group are so healthy that they do not require health and related services is not justified. Even more disturbing, U.S. adolescents often face formidable barriers in trying to obtain health care. OTA suggested that Congress could act to 1) increase adolescents' access to health care, most effectively by supporting school- or community-based comprehensive health services specifically for adolescents, 2) restructure and reinvigorate the federal role in adolescent health, most visibly by creating an office of adolescent health in the U.S. Executive branch, and 3) improve adolescents' social environments, by providing more support to the families of adolescents, limiting adolescents' access to firearms, supporting the expansion of recreational opportunities for adolescents, and further supporting opportunities for community service. Congressional actions taken since the release of OTA's report are summarized. (J Sch Health. 1992;62(5): 167–174) |
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