Health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors among minority adolescents

By James R. Rodrigue

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

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).