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Leveraging the Public School System to Combat Adolescent Obesity: The Limits of Arkansas’s Statewide Policy Initiative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of one of the earliest statewide policy initiatives to address obesity via schools—Arkansas’s Act 1220 of 2003—on adolescent obesity.
Gee, Kevin A
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Navigating the Complexities of HIV Prevention for Adolescents and Young Persons: A Science-to-Program and Systems Approach

open access: yesAdolescents
This opinion paper dives into the crucial but challenging space of HIV prevention for adolescents and young persons (AYPs). While their vulnerabilities may be heightened, so too is their potential for resilience, innovation, and positive change.
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Passiflora Incarnata L. Herba in the Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms and Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Feeding and Eating Disorders

open access: yesAdolescents
Background: Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs) are severe mental health conditions often emerging during childhood or adolescence, with rising prevalence.
Angela La Tempa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Adolescents with Emotional or Behavioral Problems Respond to Cigarette Prices? [PDF]

open access: yes
Adolescents with mental health problems have much higher rates of smoking than those without such problems. Although a large body of evidence suggests that higher cigarette prices reduce smoking prevalence and the quantity smoked, little is known about ...
Erdal Tekin, Lan Liang, Naci Mocan
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