HEALTHY TEENS - Facing the Challenges
of Young Lives
(Third Edition) by Alice McCarthy, Ph.D (Published 2000)
Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives is a one-stop,
easy-to-read, no-nonsense guide related to teen development and the world
of 11-18 year olds in contemporary America. For parents, caregivers, educators,
and professionals, the book advises on important subjects such as teen
physical and mental health issues, teen sexuality, substance abuse, sexual
harassment, crime prevention, school violence and relationship violence.
Additional chapters offer detailed information about the important role
of family-school-community involvement in education and health education,
college and vocational preparation including financial aid, and the role
of resiliency in teen lives. Includes extensive book, organizational and
Web site resource listings for each topic.
Healthy Teens was created with extensive consultation with leading specialists and with expert counsel and review from professionals from five major national organizations.
The material prepared for Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives, Third Edition includes advanced and bold conceptualization of how the health of teens can be improved in the new millennium, through the support of families, schools, professionals, and institutions in society.
Throughout the manuscript preparation, Bridge Communications, Inc., has drawn on the research and advanced thinking of many distinguished scholars in the disciplines of adolescent development, education, and medicine. This is a book with many authors.
Bridge Communications, Inc., has also received expert counsel and review from professionals from the following five major national organizations:
American Association for Health Education
Paula Zaccone-Tzannetakis, Ed.D., CHES
Chair, AAHE Publications Committee
Michigan School Health Foundation
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Donald D. Gainey, Ed.D.
Principal, Milford High School, Massachusetts
National Middle School Association
Jean Schultz
Coordinator, Middle-Level AIDS Prevention/Comprehensive Health Proje
St. John Health System
Sylmara E. Chatman, M.D.
Medical Director, St. John Health System School-Based Health Clinics
Alice R. McCarthy, Ph.D., Executive Editor and publisher of Healthy Teens, extends to these organizations, on behalf of teens and their families, her deep appreciation. She commends these organizations for their continuing service in advancing the health of young people.
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