1. Chap 8: Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults Instructor’s Name Semester, 200_

2. Chap 8: Adolescents Chapter Objectives Explain why it is important for community health workers to be aware of the different health concerns of the various age groups in the United States. Define by age the groups of adolescents and young adults, and adults. Briefly describe key demographic characteristics of adolescents and young adults.

3. Chap 8: Adolescents Chapter Objectives Explain what the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS), and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are and what type of data they generate. Provide a brief behavioral risk profile for adolescents, college students, and adults.

4. Chap 8: Adolescents Chapter Objectives Outline the health profiles for the various age groups-adolescents and young adults, and adults-listing major causes of mortality, morbidity, and risk factors for each group. Give examples of community health strategies for improving the health status of adolescents and young adults, and adults.

5. Chap 8: Adolescents Introduction Understanding age group Health Risks and Problems –Detect risks for specific target populations –Propose specific reduction programs

6. Chap 8: Adolescents Adolescents and Young Adults Fall into the 15- to 24-year-old range Baby Echo –offspring of the baby boom generation Critical time period –faces physical, emotional, and educational changes

7. Chap 8: Adolescents Demography The Number of Adolescents and Young Adults Living Arrangements Employment Status

8. Chap 8: Adolescents Young Adult Population

9. Chap 8: Adolescents Employment Status Proportion of overall labor force has remained constant since 1980’s Unemployment rates vary significantly by race and ethnicity Access to health care affected by employment status

10. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Profile Adolescents and Young Adults Mortality –Medical advances have reduced death rate dramatically –Physical threat comes primarily from behavioral activities Causes –Motor vehicle crashes –Other unintentional injuries –Homicides –Suicides

11. Chap 8: Adolescents Major causes of mortality (15- 24)

12. Chap 8: Adolescents Teen Suicide Rates (YRBS, 1999)

13. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Profile Adolescents and Young Adults Morbidity –Measles –Sexually Transmitted Diseases

14. Chap 8: Adolescents Causes of Morbidity Communicable diseases –measles –sexually transmitted diseases

15. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Behaviors and Lifestyle Choices of High School Students Behaviors that contribute to Unintentional Injury Behaviors that contribute to Intentional Injury Tobacco Use Increased use of smokeless tobacco among teenage males Alcohol and Other Drugs Sexual Behavior

16. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Behaviors and Lifestyle Choices of College Students Behaviors that contribute to Unintentional Injuries Behaviors that contribute to Intentional Injuries Tobacco Use Alcohol and Other Drugs Sexual Behavior

17. Chap 8: Adolescents Percentage of High School Students Who Reported Sexual Risk Behaviors

18. Chap 8: Adolescents Strategies for Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Community Based –Involving stakeholders Comprehensive Collaborative Multifaceted

19. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Profile Adults 25 to 64 years old Represents about half the U.S. Population

20. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Profile Adults Mortality –Overall death rate improving Improved health behavior and lifestyles –Cancer –Cardiovascular Disease –Chronic Disease

21. Chap 8: Adolescents Death Rates (24 - 44 yr.; per 100,000 pop)

22. Chap 8: Adolescents Death Rates (45 - 64 yr.; per 100,000 pop)

23. Chap 8: Adolescents Health Profile Adults Health Behaviors and Lifestyle Choices –Smoking Responsible for one in every six deaths –Lack of Exercise –Alcohol Consumption –Weight

24. Chap 8: Adolescents Risk Factors for Chronic Disease Smoking Lack of exercise Alcohol consumption Body weight

25. Chap 8: Adolescents Risk Factors for Personal Injury Safety belt use Drinking and driving

26. Chap 8: Adolescents Awareness and Screening Hypertension Diabetes Cholesterol

27. Chap 8: Adolescents Strategies for Improving the Health of Adults Primary Prevention programs –Exercise –Nutrition Secondary Prevention –Clinical Screening Tertiary Prevention –Medication Compliance

28. Chap 8: Adolescents Chapter 8 Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults