Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: National Wealth, The Lancet, The Strongest
13 Dec 2018
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Lecture 6 adolescence part i the normative model, viner et. al. , 2012 & jensen and arnett, 2012. Viner et al. , 2012 introduction: key messages: Health is about so much more than disease and bodily states of illness/well-being: young people often referred to as resources for the future . The transition in adolescent health research from primarily risk-based approaches to those that include other determinants, including resilience. Improved education of women and girls has major benefits for the health of youth globally. Proximal determinants daily life: school environment, connections youth make in school can protect against health risks in low/middle-income countries. Initially they support moving away from risk-based approaches. Conclusions: policy and practice: structural determinants most powerful effects on adolescent health. Family, peer, and educational factors impact youth globally: these two findings provide strong evidence for designing effective health interventions, additional policy recommendations.
