Publications - Released in 2014
What must we do to improve and maintain the health of the world’s one billion adolescents? Health for the world’s adolescents is a World Health Organization (WHO) report fully addressing that question across the broad range of health needs of people ages 10–19 years. It was presented to Member States at the 2014 World Health Assembly in follow-up to its 2011 Resolution 64.28, Youth and health risks.
Health for the world’s adolescents is a dynamic, multimedia, online report (who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/adolescence/second-decade/en/). It describes why adolescents need specific attention, distinct from children and adults. It presents a global overview of adolescents’ health and health-related behaviours, including the latest data and trends, and discusses the determinants that influence their health and behaviours. It features adolescents’ own perspectives on their health needs.
The report brings together all WHO guidance concerning adolescents across the full spectrum of health issues.
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- World Health Organization (WHO)