This article reviews health trends for adolescents and young adults, providing a single source for a national health profile. Data are presented on demographics, mortality, health-related behaviors, and healthcare access and utilization and major gender and racial/ethnic disparities are highlighted. The authors outline recommendations to improve health during these critical periods in the lifespan. This article replaces the National Adolescent Health Information Center’s monograph “America’s Adolescents: Are They Healthy?” which focused exclusively on adolescents. It also updates the authors’ 2006 article on young adult health.
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