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# Environmental Influences

The environments that surround adolescents contribute to their health and wellbeing both directly and indirectly. A clear way to look at all these influences is through the social-ecological model, developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner, which is often used within public health and human service settings to help explain an issue or situation and identify strengths and areas of weakness.1

The different environments in this model (Figure 1) typically include:
                      - the  individual:  the adolescent, or person of focus
                      - the  microsystem:  relationships with family, school personnel, peers, health service professionals
                      - the  mesosystem:  interactions between microsystems (e.g., families and teachers)
                      - the  exosystem:  local politics, mass media
                      - and the  macro system:  national policies, attitudes of the culture. 2

**Figure 1: The Social-Ecological Model**

*Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_systems_theory*

**Case Example #1 — Social Media**

The social-ecological model can help break down a complex situation and pinpoint areas where supports may be needed. The effects of social media on adolescents is a great example for showing how the ecological model can clarify an issue, figure out who is involved, and what is an appropriate way to respond.

Social media includes websites and applications, where people can create and share content with others online and/or participate in social networking. It is also a place where people can build online communities. Social media is commonly used by adolescents, with 95 percent of U.S. teens reporting having access to a smartphone and 45 percent reporting that they are online nearly all of the time.3 While social media can have many positive influences4 (e.g., supportive online communities), it can also have negative effects on youth. One negative consequence of social media for youth is bullying, which can lead to increases in depressive symptoms, low self-esteem and other mental health issues.5 Social media is present throughout many environments, following an individual wherever they are, including at home, in school, at work, and so on. Bullying can take the form of online harassment while also following an adolescent into real life while at school or in their neighborhood, creating a constant negative presence.

Research has found that adolescents who experience online harassment are more resilient when they also have a supportive social environment at school.6 This information in conjunction with the socio-ecological model could help practitioners (PDF, 2 pages) develop anti-bullying initiatives in their schools, or to help individual youth and their friends/peers develop plans for creating more socially-supportive school environments. This would also likely need the involvement of family and positive parenting practices, to help support adolescent connectedness and potentially involvement of the local community.

The socio-ecological environments relevant to a social media bullying issue would include the home, school, and local community; and the key players within those environments would include the individual, family members, peers, school personnel, and the local community. With this information, a practitioner or guardian could start to develop a plan of action.

**Case Example #2 — Violence Prevention**

The Centers for Disease Control provides another comprehensive example of the social ecological model, looking at the public health issue of violence prevention. This example (Figure 2) uses overlapping rings in the model to “illustrate how factors at one level influence factors at another level.” It also emphasizes the need for acting across multiple levels of the model to successfully implement prevention efforts that are effective and sustainable.

**Figure 2: The Social-Ecological Model in Violence Prevention**

*Image Source: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/publichealthissue/social-ecologicalmodel.html*

The following breaks down each level of the social-ecological model within the violence prevention example:7
                        - Individual —  Biological and personal history factors that increase the likelihood of becoming a victim or perpetrator of violence, such as age, education, income, or substance use. Prevention strategies at the individual level should promote attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that prevent violence, such as providing education and life skills training.
                        - Relationship —   Close relationships that may increase the risk of experiencing violence as a victim or perpetrator, such as a person’s closest social circle-peers, partners and family members who can influence their behavior and contribute to their experience. Prevention strategies for this level could include parenting or family-focused programs, mentoring, peer programs to reduce conflict and/or promote healthy relationships.
                        - Community —  Settings such as schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods that may increase the risk of experiencing violence as a victim or perpetrator. Prevention strategies could include efforts to impact the social and physical environment such as reducing social isolation, improving economic and housing opportunities in neighborhoods, and improving climate, processes, and policies within school and workplace settings.
                        - Societal —  Social and cultural norms that support violence as an acceptable way to resolve conflicts, as well as health economic, educational and social policies that help maintain economic or social inequalities between groups in society.

## Resources

**Adolescent Health: What Works In Schools**The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has established an evidence-based approach to school-based HIV and STD prevention, which includes quality sexual health education, connecting students to sexual health services, and establishing safe and supportive school environments. These strategies benefit all students and can be tailored to address health outcomes other than sexual risk behaviors, including high-risk substance use, violence victimization, and mental health. Taking this approach improves protective factors and health outcomes for students that can last a lifetime.

**Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary and Trends Report 2009-2019**This report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School health (DASH) provides data summary and trend information on varying topics, including sexual behavior, high-risk substance use, violence victimization, mental health and suicide, and minority youth.

**Talk. They Hear You.**The “Talk. They Hear You.” Campaign, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, aims to reduce underage drinking and substance use among youth under the age of 21 by providing parents and caregivers with information and resources they need to address alcohol and other drug use with their children early.

**Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health**This webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was developed for school administrators, educators, support staff and families. It describes parent engagement and identifies specific strategies and actions that schools can take to increase parent engagement in schools’ health promotion activities.

**Positive Parenting Practices**This webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on positive parenting practices and presents information on the protective factors related to parenting practice topics, such as “parental monitoring” and “father's influence.”

**Adolescent Connectedness Has Lasting Effects**This webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents findings that adolescent connectedness to school and family is an important protective factor for youth that has lasting effects.

**Increasing Our Impact by Using a Social-Ecological Approach****(PDF, 5 pages)**This research brief developed for the Family & Youth Services Bureau, provides a comprehensive explanation of the ecological model and how it can be used effectively with adolescents to help improve their health outcomes.

**Build a Safe Environment**This webpage from the federal website StopBullying.gov provides information on how to create a safe and supporting school environment as a means to preventing bullying.

**Digital Citizenship Skills**This fact sheet from StopBullying.gov describes appropriate, responsible behavior when using technology. When children learn positive online behaviors, social media can be used in productive ways.

**Bystanders are Essential to Bullying Prevention and Intervention**This fact sheet from StopBullying.gov explains how a bystander can make a positive difference in a bullying situation, particularly for the youth who is being bullied.

## References

1 Bronfenbrenner, 19792 Feldman, 20163 Anderson & Jiang, 20184 Anderson, 20195 Peterson & Ray, 2006; Valkenburg, Koutamanis, & Vossen, 20176 Englander, 20197 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019b

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### Data Sources 

                          - 2011-2021 YRBS Data Summary and Trends Report
                          - 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
                          - 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
                          - America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being
                          - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
                          - Child Health USA
                          - Health: How to Access Online Statistics
                          - HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics
                          - National Center for Health Statistics
                          - Quick Health Data Online

### Departments 

                          - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

### Feature Articles 

                          - 4-H Members Raise Awareness of Meningitis
                          - Adolescent-Centered Health Care - The Mount Sinai Model: A TAG Talk
                          - America’s Young Adults, 2014
                          - Expanding Access to Health Care Services and Work-Based Experiences for Youth with Chronic Health Conditions and Disabilities
                          - Federal Government Releases Annual Statistical Report on the Well-Being of the Children and Youth
                          - Got Transition? Six Core Elements for Improving the Transition From Pediatric To Adult Health Care
                          - Just Launched! Redesigned YE4C
                          - Making Healthy Choices:  A Guide on Psychotropic Medications for Youth in Foster Care
                          - Myth Busters: National Reentry and Medicaid
                          - National Resource Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents
                          - National School Breakfast Week
                          - Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century
                          - Report on Well-Being of Nation’s Children Released
                          - Sharp Increase in E-Cigarette Use among Youth over Past Year
                          - Stopping the Summer Slide with Energy Express
                          - TAG Talk Video is Honored in 20th Anniversary Digital Health Awards Spring 2018 Session
                          - The Changing Transition to Adulthood: A TAG Talk
                          - The Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys: A TAG Talk
                          - The Power of the Adolescent Brain: A TAG Talk
                          - We R Native. Who R U?  Submit Your Story!
                          - Youth in Foster Care Stay Active and Connected
                          - Youth-Led Health Center Assessment Tool

### Programs 

                          - Children's Health Insurance Program
                          - Food and Nutrition Service Faith-Based and Community Organizations
                          - Media-Smart Youth
                          - National Academies Board on Children, Youth, and Families
                          - National Fruit and Vegetable Program
                          - Nutrition Assistance Programs
                          - Project Launch
                          - Promise Neighborhoods
                          - Share with Youth: #0to60 — The Fastest Way to Living Healthy Starts Right Now
                          - Share with Youth: Bring Your Brave

### Publications 

                          - 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
                          - 2012 National Health Interview Survey
                          - 2012 School Health Profiles
                          - 2014 National Prevention Strategy Annual Status Report
                          - Accelerating HPV Vaccine Uptake: Urgency for Action to Prevent Cancer
                          - Adolescent Mental Health Fact Sheets
                          - America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
                          - America's Young Adults: Special Issue, 2014
                          - America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition
                          - Bright Idea: A Free Teen Clinic Reduces Barriers to Health Care
                          - Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
                          - CDC National Health Report: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors—United States, 2005–2013
                          - Charge Up! Healthy Meals and Snacks for Teens
                          - Concussion at Play: Opportunities to Reshape the Culture Around Concussions
                          - Connecting Kids to Coverage: Ten Things Schools Can Do
                          - Coverage of Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Significant Mental Health Conditions
                          - Fact Sheet: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act School Meals Implementation
                          - Five Ways to Improve Youth Health
                          - Give Students What They Are Asking For: Healthier Foods, Healthier Lives
                          - Health for the World’s Adolescents
                          - Health, United States, 2013
                          - Healthy Behavior in Adolescence
                          - Healthy Homes Program Brochure
                          - HIV and Adolescents: Guidance for HIV Testing and Counselling and Care for Adolescents Living With HIV
                          - HIV Testing in the Past Year Among the U.S. Household Population Aged 15-44: 2011-2013
                          - How Are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Working to Improve Adolescent Health Care?
                          - Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States in 2013
                          - Keep Your Child from Getting Enterovirus D68
                          - Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors — United States, 2005-2013
                          - Let’s Move Active Schools
                          - Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System-2013
                          - National Prevention Council 2013 Annual Status Report
                          - National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 — United States, 2014
                          - New Report Shows Steady Decline in Underage Drinking From 2002-2013
                          - Online Sexual Health Resources
                          - Opportunity for All: Supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander Families
                          - Physical Activity in U.S. Youth Aged 12–15 Years, 2012
                          - Prevalence of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed HIV Infection — United States, 2008–2012
                          - Prevalence of Obesity in the United States, 2009–2010
                          - Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs
                          - Promoting Health Through Local School Wellness Policies
                          - Q&A: Amy Lin of Young Invincibles on Helping Young People Find Health Insurance
                          - Receipt of Reproductive Health Services Among Sexually Experienced Persons Aged 15–19 Years — National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2006–2010
                          - Reducing Sodium in Children's Diets
                          - Report: E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General
                          - Report: Health-Related Behaviors among Students
                          - School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) 2012
                          - School Nutrition Environment and Wellness Resources
                          - Seven Steps to a Healthy Home
                          - Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15–19 in the United States
                          - Sexual Risk Behavior Differences Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015 and 2017
                          - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2011
                          - SNAP: Clarification of Policies Barriers Facing Homeless Youth
                          - Speaking Up at the Doctor’s Office
                          - Study Finds Genetic Clue to Menopause-Like Condition in Young Women
                          - The Affordable Care Act and Adolescents
                          - The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance
                          - The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
                          - The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
                          - Three Words Everyone With Mental Illness Should Learn
                          - Trends in Cigarette Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults
                          - Updated School Health Index 2012
                          - Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services to Improve the Health of Infants, Children, and Adolescents — United States, 1999-2011
                          - Weight Control Information Network/Take Charge of Your Health
                          - What Makes Homeless Youth More Likely to Get STIs? More Likely to Get Tested?
                          - Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
                          - Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity

### Resources 

                          - 2013 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance
                          - 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart, Pocket Guide, App, and Other Materials
                          - 2015 Summer Food Service Program Handbook
                          - 50 Years of Medicaid: Women, AI/AN, and Immigrants
                          - Access 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Data
                          - Affordable Care Act Offers Behavioral Health Services to AI/AN Communities
                          - Another Study Shows Kids Eating More Healthy Food at School, Throwing Less Food Away
                          - Better Nutrition Every Day: How to Make Healthier Food Choices
                          - Brief: School-Based Physical Fitness and the Link to Student Academic Outcomes and Improved School Climate
                          - CDC Grand Rounds: Addressing Preparedness Challenges for Children in Public Health Emergencies
                          - Coverage of Housing-Related Activities and Services for Individuals with Disabilities
                          - Data Set: Infant Mortality Statistics — 2013 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death
                          - During National Nutrition Month, Efforts to Combat Childhood Hunger
                          - E-cigarette Use Among Teens
                          - Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey
                          - eCard: Flu Prevention: eCard for Pregnant Women
                          - Fetal and Perinatal Mortality: United States, 2013
                          - Fewer Young Adults Rely on the Emergency Department for Routine Care
                          - Getting the Latest Adolescent Health Facts
                          - Guidance: 2016 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development
                          - HEADS UP Concussion and Helmet Safety App
                          - Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2014
                          - HHS Launches Innovative Digital Storytelling Project to Support Federal HIV Response
                          - HIV Among African Americans
                          - HIV Treatment Works
                          - How the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care will Affect Coverage for Young Adults
                          - Initial Launch of the Team Up for School Nutrition Success Training Program
                          - Innovation Award Winners across HHS
                          - Letter: Policy Options for Using SNAP to Determine Medicaid Eligibility and an Update on Targeted Enrollment Strategies
                          - Measles: What Programs Serving Children and Families Should Know
                          - Media-Smart Youth PowerPoint Presentation
                          - National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan 2015-2018
                          - New Medicaid Expenditure Data
                          - New Service Delivery Opportunities for Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder
                          - OAH Picks: Recapping 2014 and Six Trends in Adolescent Health
                          - Online Training: A Story of Health
                          - Partnering for Nutrition in School Meals
                          - Q&A: How to Help Homeless Youth Quit Smoking
                          - Q&A: How Trauma Affects Physical Health
                          - QuickStats: Death Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2013
                          - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 19-25 Years with a Usual Place of Care, by Race/Ethnicity — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010 and 2014
                          - Report: 2014 BRFSS Data
                          - Report: 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study
                          - Report: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study
                          - Report: A Quarter Century of Changes in the Elementary and Secondary Teaching Force: From 1987 to 2012
                          - Report: April 2016 Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment
                          - Report: Childhood Obesity Surveillance Practices
                          - Report: Comparison of Physical Health Conditions among Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 with and without Major Depressive Episode
                          - Report: Diabetes 2014 Report Card
                          - Report: Diagnosed HIV Infection Among Adults and Adolescents in Metropolitan Statistical Areas
                          - Report: Diagnoses and Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos
                          - Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Youth
                          - Report: Evaluation of the Impact of National HIV Testing Day
                          - Report: Exploring Cross-Domain Instability in Families with Children
                          - Report: Fulfilling America’s Future: Latinas in the U.S., 2015
                          - Report: Health, United States 2016
                          - Report: Health, United States, 2015
                          - Report: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage among Female Adolescents in Managed Care Plans
                          - Report: Increase in Suicide in the United States, 1999–2014
                          - Report: National Health Interview Survey
                          - Report: National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care Department/Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
                          - Report: QuickStats: Prevalence of Abnormal Cholesterol Levels Among Young Persons
                          - Report: School-Level Practices to Increase Availability of Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains, and Reduce Sodium in School Meals — United States, 2000, 2006, and 2014
                          - Report: Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents
                          - Report: Young Adults and Transitioning Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
                          - Resource Roundup: Helping Youth and Families Get Affordable Care Act Health Coverage
                          - Resource: 2015 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Data
                          - Resource: 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
                          - Resource: A National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations
                          - Resource: Act Against AIDS Instagram Account
                          - Resource: Addressing the School Nutrition Environment and Services
                          - Resource: AIDSinfo Apps
                          - Resource: AIDSource
                          - Resource: Apps Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Promote Youth Sexual Health
                          - Resource: Cheat Sheet for Men’s Cancer Screenings
                          - Resource: Cheat Sheet for Women’s Cancer Screenings
                          - Resource: Childhood Vaccine Quiz
                          - Resource: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness
                          - Resource: Global Effort to End AIDS Would Save Millions of Lives
                          - Resource: Health Care Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth
                          - Resource: Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) E-Learning Module
                          - Resource: Health, United States Spotlight
                          - Resource: Healthy Youth Website
                          - Resource: HIV Among Youth
                          - Resource: HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group
                          - Resource: HIV Risk Reduction Tool
                          - Resource: How Does Talking to Extended Family Influence Teens' Decisions About Sex?
                          - Resource: How to Get Food Stamps (SNAP Food Benefits)
                          - Resource: How to Keep Track of Vaccinations
                          - Resource: HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents
                          - Resource: Increasing Adolescent Immunization Coverage
                          - Resource: Increasing Physical Education and Physical Activity: A Framework for Schools
                          - Resource: Injury and Violence in the U.S. by the Numbers
                          - Resource: Low Cost Dental Care for Kids
                          - Resource: Native One Stop Website
                          - Resource: Parents for Healthy Schools Webpage
                          - Resource: Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
                          - Resource: Prevention Research Centers — Updated Website
                          - Resource: Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Toolkit
                          - Resource: Snapshot of First 12 Days of Open Enrollment
                          - Resource: Social Media Resources for Open Enrollment 2017
                          - Resource: Social Security Benefits for Children
                          - Resource: STDs at Unprecedented High in the United States
                          - Resource: Strategies for Addressing Asthma in Schools
                          - Resource: Summer Food Service Program
                          - Resource: Summer Meals
                          - Resource: Updated Preteen and Teen Immunization Schedule
                          - Resource: WISQARS Fatal Injury Mapping
                          - Resource: Youth Online
                          - Resources: Updated HIV and AIDS Fact Sheets
                          - SAMHSA Enrollment and Outreach Resources
                          - Share with Youth: Apps Promote Youth Sexual Health
                          - Share with Youth: Does Breast or Ovarian Cancer Run in Your Family?
                          - Share with Youth: Girlfriends' Health
                          - Share with Youth: Recommendations About International Travel for Education Purposes and the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
                          - Share With Youth: Run, Swim, and Have Fun Outside
                          - STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults
                          - Strategic Plan: Updated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020
                          - Study: Large Percentage of Youth with HIV May Lack Immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella
                          - Talking With Your Teens About Sex: Going Beyond “the Talk”
                          - The HHS Budget: Delivering Impact for the American People
                          - Tools for Health Literacy Research
                          - Train Juvenile Justice Staff to Educate Youth on Sexual Health
                          - USDA Announces Grants for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
                          - Video: Step it Up! Help Make Our Communities Walkable
                          - What You Need to Know About Kids and Concussions
                          - Why is Sleep Important?
                          - Youth Risk and Behavior Survey: Data Summary and Trends Report, 2007 - 2017
                          - YRBSS Results: Reports and Fact Sheets

### Technical Assistance 

                          - Health Center Program Technical Assistance
                          - Homelessness Resource Center
                          - National Network for Child Care
                          - Office of Minority Health

### Tools & Guides 

                          - 10 Things Americans Can Do to Combat Summer Reading Loss and Childhood Obesity
                          - CDCynergy
                          - Cheers to Five Years of Let's Move!
                          - Coordinated School Health Program
                          - Food and Nutrition Service List of State Distributing Agency Contacts
                          - Guide to Community Preventive Services
                          - Guide to Writing about Traumatic Brain Injury in News and Social Media
                          - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
                          - Healthy Youth - Evaluation
                          - HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
                          - Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities
                          - Infographic: Smart Snacks in School
                          - Maternal and Child Health Library
                          - Nutrition Facts Label: Read the Label Youth Outreach Campaign
                          - Resource: AIDSinfo Education Materials: Infographics
                          - Resource: HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach
                          - School Health Index (SHI)
                          - School-Located Vaccination Planning Materials and Templates
                          - Share with Youth: Body Weight Planner
                          - Share with Youth: Challenge Your Health IQ
                          - State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
                          - Stop Summer Hunger
                          - Team Nutrition
                          - The Food and Nutrition Information Center
                          - The Truth About Tanning Infographic
                          - Title X Family Planning Clinic Locator
                          - Toolkit: Health Care Law

### Training Resources 

                          - Health Literacy for Health Professionals

### Videos & Podcasts 

                          - Early Detection Is Your Best Defense: AHRQ PSA
                          - Heads Up PSA
                          - Let's Talk About Sexual Health
                          - Let's Talk About Sexual Health
                          - Native VOICES
                          - Quick Tips for Kids on Reading a Nutrition Facts Label
                          - Resource: HPV Cancer Prevention
                          - Video: Talking to Teens and Young Adults About Sexually Transmitted Infections

### Websites 

                          - “The Burning Truth” Initiative
                          - Adolescent Development Explained
                          - Adolescent Health
                          - Back-to-School Vaccinations: Be a Step Ahead
                          - Best Bones Forever!
                          - Burning Truth Initiative
                          - CDC Revamps GetTested Website
                          - ChooseMyPlate.gov
                          - College Health and Safety
                          - Federal Network for Young Worker Safety and Health
                          - Fitness.gov
                          - Five Key Ways the Affordable Care Act Affects Young People
                          - Girls Health
                          - Health and Academic Achievement
                          - Healthcare.gov
                          - Healthy People 2020
                          - Healthy Youth
                          - Healthy Youth - Childhood Obesity
                          - Healthy Youth - Nutrition
                          - Injury and Violence Prevention and Control
                          - InsureKidsNow.gov
                          - Interagency Council on Homelessness
                          - Kids.gov
                          - National Immunization Program
                          - Preteen and Teen Vaccines
                          - Resource: AIDS.gov Changes Name to HIV.gov
                          - Resource: Federal Food Assistance
                          - Resource: Healthy Schools Website
                          - Resource: Leaders Talk about Health Literacy
                          - Resource: Sortable Stats
                          - Resources for Pre-Teen and Teen Vaccinations
                          - Smoke Free Teen
                          - Stay Healthy at College With MyPlate On Campus
                          - Step it Up! Promoting Walking and Walkable Communities
                          - SuperTracker is Now Mobile
                          - Take Action Today: How Faith Leaders Can Support Bullying Prevention Efforts in the Community
                          - Understanding the ACA and Insurance Marketplaces
                          - When Schools Improve Meals, Positive Results Follow

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## Youth Briefs

How Individualized Education Program (IEP) Transition Planning Makes a Difference for Youth with Disabilities
Youth who receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) and especially young adults of transition age, should be involved in planning for life after high school as early as possible and no later than age 16. Transition services should stem from the individual youth’s needs and strengths, ensuring that planning takes into account his or her interests, preferences, and desires for the future.

Youth Transitioning to Adulthood: How Holding Early Leadership Positions Can Make a Difference
Research links early leadership with increased self-efficacy and suggests that leadership can help youth to develop decision making and interpersonal skills that support successes in the workforce and adulthood. In addition, young leaders tend to be more involved in their communities, and have lower dropout rates than their peers. Youth leaders also show considerable benefits for their communities, providing valuable insight into the needs and interests of young people

How Trained Service Professionals and Self-Advocacy Makes a Difference for Youth with Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Co-occurring Issues
Statistics reflecting the number of youth suffering from mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders highlight the necessity for schools, families, support staff, and communities to work together to develop targeted, coordinated, and comprehensive transition plans for young people with a history of mental health needs and/or substance abuse.

Young Adults Formerly in Foster Care: Challenges and Solutions
Nearly 30,000 youth aged out of foster care in Fiscal Year 2009, which represents nine percent of the young people involved in the foster care system that year. This transition can be challenging for youth, especially youth who have grown up in the child welfare system.

Coordinating Systems to Support Transition Age Youth with Mental Health Needs
Research has demonstrated that as many as one in five children/youth have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Read about how coordination between public service agencies can improve treatment for these youth.

Civic Engagement Strategies for Transition Age Youth
Civic engagement has the potential to empower young adults, increase their self-determination, and give them the skills and self-confidence they need to enter the workforce. Read about one youth’s experience in AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC).

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