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Tag Archives: Adolescence
Texting Program to Help Teens Quit Smoking
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Teens love their cell phones. In an effort to help young smokers kick the habit, the National Cancer Institute is creating a new program called Smokefree T-X-T (http://smokefree.gov/smokefreetxt/) . It’s a free … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, CNN, health, Mobile phone, National Cancer Institute, Nicotine, Smoking cessation, Text messaging
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Cigarette and Alcohol Use at Historic Low Among Teens
This is great news, shared through the PhPartners New Links Announcement [PHPARTNERS_LINK@LIST.NIH.GOV] http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/nida-14.htm Cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according … Continue reading
Website: HHS Office of Adolescent Health
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. by Cheryl Rowan “The Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new information-rich website on adolescent health issues, including physical, mental and reproductive … Continue reading
About Teens
The following was posted on http://nnlm.gov/bhic/ The Pediatrician’s Role In Preventing HIV Infection Pediatricians can play a key role in preventing and identifying human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by promoting risk-reduction counseling and offering routine testing to adolescent and young … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics, HIV, Pediatrics, Substance abuse, United States
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Resources for Social and Emotional Development for Youth
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. The Maternal and Child Health Library presents a new knowledge path, Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents. The knowledge path is available at http://bit.ly/lwVmLx . A companion resource brief for … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics, Child, Child development, Child Health, health, parent, teens, United States
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Help Readergirlz Donate 125,000 Great Books To Low-income Teens
[Posted on the BHIC Blog} http://bit.ly/gXg4uX Awesome kids’ book author and literacy activist Lorie Ann Grover sez, “readergirlz and First Book are partnering to give away more than 125,000 brand-new books to low-income teen readers. We need help getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, First Book, Great Books, Readergirlz, shopping, teens
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