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NEW! Promoting the Well-Visit to Parents
- The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center (AYAH-NRC) is pleased to release promotional materials to support your work in addressing National Performance Measure 10 (percent of adolescents who receive an annual preventive visit in the past-year). These materials are intended for use by state agencies, health clinics, insurers, MCOs, or anyone engaged in promoting the health of young people.…
- Topic(s): Clinical Preventive Services, Families, Males, Young Adults
- Type(s): Overviews / Fact Sheets, Toolkits
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To Tweet, or Not to Tweet: Gender Differences and Potential Positive and Negative Health Outcomes of Adolescents’ Social Internet Use
- Adolescents and young adults are avid Internet users. Online social media, such as social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, MySpace), blogs, status updating sites (e.g., Twitter) and chat rooms, have become integral parts of adolescents’ and young adults’ lives. Adolescents are even beginning to enter the world of online dating with several websites dedicated to “teenage online dating.” This paper reviews…
- Topic(s): Families, Males, Risky Behavior
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Marijuana: Use Among Young Males and Health Outcomes
- Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug by adolescents and young adults, with more males than females reporting marijuana use. The adolescent and young adult years represent a critical period for interventions to prevent marijuana use and abuse. This article reviews relevant literature, including trends in young males’ marijuana use and health effects of marijuana use. Pujazon-Zazik, M., &…
- Topic(s): Males, Risky Behavior, Socio-demographic disparities, Substance Use, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Helping Young Men Thrive: Positive Youth Development and Men’s Health
- Positive youth development (PYD) is a strong and growing field that complements the traditional problem-focused view of youth, and describes and promotes the healthy development and positive outcomes of young people. The PYD perspective can be applied in clinical and community intervention settings. Frameworks such as the “Five Cs” and the Search Institute’s developmental assets model have guided researchers and…
- Topic(s): Developmental Science / Approach, Males, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Stress and Stress Management Among Youth and Young Men
- This article examines research related to stress and stress management, with a focus on young males. It offers recommendations for improving health care quality and strengthening the research base on stress and gender during youth. Vo, D. X., & Park, M. J. (2008). Stress and Stress Management Among Youth and Young Men. American Journal of Men’s Health, 2(4), 353-366.
- Topic(s): Males, Mental / Behavioral Health, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men
- This article discusses gaps in research and offers recommendations for improving health care quality and strengthening the research base on gender and disparities during adolescence. Vo, D. X., & Park, M. J. (2008). Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men. American Journal of Men’s Health, 2, 192-205
- Topic(s): Males, Socio-demographic disparities, Young Adults
- Type(s): Guidelines / Recommendations, Journal Articles
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Depression: Focus on the Adolescent Male
- This article discusses clinical considerations for and summarizes national data on depression among male adolescents. It is the fourth in a series of four adolescent male health columns authored by Jane Park and David Breland for the American Journal of Men’s Health. Breland, D. J., & Park, M. J. (2008). Depression: Focus on the Adolescent Male. American Journal of Men’s…
- Topic(s): Clinical Preventive Services, Depression, Males, Mental / Behavioral Health
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Starting on a Healthy Path: Promotion of Young Men’s Sexual Health
- This article summarizes the key health issues surrounding male sexual health, including risky behaviors and sexually transmitted infections. It is the first in a series of four adolescent male health columns authored by Jane Park and David Breland for the American Journal of Men’s Health. Park, M. J., & Breland, D. J. (2007). Starting on a Healthy Path: Promotion of…
- Topic(s): Males, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Socio-demographic disparities, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Investing in Adolescence: Building a Strong Foundation for Male Health
- This article reviews the overall health of adolescent males and discusses the issues we should focus on to improve male health. It is the second in a series of four adolescent male health columns authored by Jane Park and David Breland for the American Journal of Men’s Health. Park, M. J., & Breland, D. J. (2007). Investing in Adolescence: Building…
- Topic(s): Males, Risky Behavior
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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Alcohol and Cigarette Use Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males
- This article discusses clinical considerations for and summarizes national data on alcohol and cigarette use among male adolescents and young adults. It is the third in a series of four adolescent male health columns authored by Jane Park and David Breland for the American Journal of Men’s Health. Park, M. J., & Breland, D. J. (2007). Alcohol and Cigarette Use…
- Topic(s): Males, Risky Behavior, Socio-demographic disparities, Substance Use, Young Adults
- Type(s): Journal Articles
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