Additional Resources

In North Carolina and South Carolina

  • North Carolina Institute of Medicine
    The institute’s website includes a full text of “Healthy Foundations for Healthy Youth: A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Adolescent Health” and presentations from the 2009 North Carolina Adolescent Health Summit.
  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
    The agency’s website includes fact sheets about children and youth, along with information about tobacco prevention for teens.
  • Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!)
    This North Carolina organization provides opportunities for young people to get involved in issues and policies that affect them. The website includes a schedule of upcoming workshops.

In the United States and Abroad

  • Healthy People 2010
    In January 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services launched Healthy People 2010, a national “health promotion and disease prevention agenda.” The project identified 21 critical health objectives for adolescents and young adults.
  • Centers for Disease Control
    The site includes information on a range of adolescent health issues, including childhood obesity, school nutrition and health disparities.

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