Young Adult Health and Well-Being: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Young adulthood is a unique and critical period of development during which unmet health needs and disparities in access to appropriate care, health status, and mortality rates are high. This is a time when purposeful prevention and intervention strategies may still alter trajectories and decrease t...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2017-06, Vol.60 (6), p.758-759
Main Authors: The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health
Adolescent Medicine
Adult
Advocacy
Childrens health
Health disparities
Health needs
Health problems
Health Status
Humans
Leadership
Life course
Mortality
Pediatrics
Prevention
Societies, Medical
Teenagers
United States
Well being
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Young adulthood is a unique and critical period of development during which unmet health needs and disparities in access to appropriate care, health status, and mortality rates are high. This is a time when purposeful prevention and intervention strategies may still alter trajectories and decrease threats to health along the adult life course. The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine provides leadership, advocacy, and supports health policies, practice recommendations, and research that specifically help to ensure the health and well-being of young adults. Here, Walker-Harding et al discuss some health concerns for young adult health and well-being.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.021