Youth: Choices and Change (Scientific and Technical Publication)

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Edition: 1
Release: 2005-01-10
Publisher: Pan American Health Organization
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 927511594X
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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• ISBN13: 9789275115947
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This just-released publication by PAHO on adolescent health and positive behavior change greatly enhances the knowledge base on this important public health issue. It presents the first ever systematic collection and reporting of the application of behavioral change theories and models specifically to adolescents. At the same time, it represents the first attempt to incorporate a developmental perspective in the conceptual analysis of these classical theoretical constructs when applied to the various stages of adolescence. Cultural, ethnic, and gender differences are also given special consideration, as is the role of poverty and the ability of some adolescents to secure physical and emotional well-being despite circumstances of adversity. This book additionally breaks new ground in explaining why some health promotion interventions aimed at positive adolescent behavior change produce the desired results, while others fail. The thoroughness of the analysis extends to the diversit Download Youth for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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