Title: Youth : choices and change : promoting healthy behaviors in adolescents /
Authors: Breinbauer, Cecilia.; Maddaleno H., Matilde; Pan American Sanitary Bureau.
Publisher: Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Health Promotion Adolescent.; Health Behavior Adolescent.; Teenagers Health and hygiene; Health behavior in adolescence.; Health promotion.; Adolescent psychology.; Psychology, Adolescent; Hygiene
Contents: Pt. 1. Developing effective health promotion and prevention programs for adolescents. Adolescent Lifestyles in Latin America and the Carribbean: The challenges and their scope -- The knowledge-Behavior gap in health promotion -- The importance of behavior theories to successful adolescent health programs -- Adolescents living in a complex environment of multiple levels of influence -- Listening to adolescents' needs and wants: A respectful intervention -- The crucial link between theories and developmental stages of adolescence -- The youth: choices and change model for designing effective interventions for adolescents