Health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors among minority adolescents

By James R. Rodrigue

Subjects: Randgruppe, Health behavior, Health Promotion, Risk-Taking, Minority teenagers, Health and hygiene, Aufsatzsammlung, Health risk assessment, Youth, health and hygiene, Health Behavior, Minority Groups, Heranwachsender, Risk Assessment, Gesundheitsverhalten, Health promotion, Health behavior in adolescence, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent, Gesundheitsfo˜rderung

Description: Minority adolescents are at increased risk for numerous health problems but are less likely to have a regular source of medical care than either adults or children. During this critical developmental period, adolescents establish behavior patterns that set the stage for adulthood, creating a unique window of opportunity for clinicians and health care professionals to intervene and promote health. This [book] guides the efforts to understand and develop innovative, effective, and culturally sensitive approaches for minority youth populations. /// "Health-Promoting and Health-Compromising Behaviors Among Minority Adolescents" [is intended] not only [for] health psychologists but [for] all clinical and counseling professionals who might treat minority adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).