Challenges in Adolescent Health
Addresses the issue of adolescent medicine and its place in society. This book discusses Australia's first hospital-based medical unit which officially opened in 1978 and is now called the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia. It discusses abuse problems, such as smoking and alcohol, and explores treatment plans.
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Complete description
This book addresses the issue of adolescent medicine and its place in society today. It discusses Australia's first hospital-based medical unit which officially opened in 1978 and is now called the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia. The future of the adolescent into adulthood is crucially dependent on the care given early on, addressing both the physical as well as mental and behavioural conditions imperative of stellar care. Although the book is directed to Australian youth, it would be applicable to all adolescent care in every part of the world. Abuse problems, such as smoking and alcohol, are also discussed and new avenues of treatment plans explored. This important book will be an aid to both professionals in the field and laymen, including the parents who remain the child's first and most important care-takers in his or her well-being.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Nova Science Publishers Inc
City:
New York
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Age recommended:
General/trade
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey: 613.04330994
Library of Congress Subject: Youth - Health and hygiene - Australia
Summary
Challenges in Adolescent Health
Introduction; The health & well-being of young Australians: Patterns, trends, explanations & responses; Pubertal transitions in health; Adolescent mental health & substance misuse: The major health challenge for young Australians; Mental health & well-being of Australian adolescents; Technology & young people's mental health & well-being; Health & well-being of Aboriginal adolescents; Health status of young people in contact with the criminal justice system; Optimising the health & well-being of refugee children & young people: What will it take?; Body image among Australian adolescents: A preventive school based approach; Adolescent obesity as a major public health concern; The family based treatment of anorexia nervosa at Children's Hospital, Westmead: Implementation, Experience & practice challenges; Why has smoking in Australian youth never been lower?; Alcohol, drugs & Australian young people; Approaching adulthood with a chronic health condition: Professionals' & young peoples' perspectives; Promoting cultural competency in adolescent health care; Young people & sexually transmitted infections; Adolescent medicine & the primary health care system; Chronic illness & transition to adult care; Care for young people in a hospital setting; Education initiatives for professionals working in adolescent medicine; Are we failing our young people? Analysing gaps in policy; Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth; What lies ahead? Challenges & opportunities for adolescent health; About the authors; About the editors; About the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health, the Department of Adolescent Medicine, the Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, the University of Sydney & the Children's Hospital at Westmead; About the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in Israel; Index.
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