Health Professions Students as Adolescent Mentors in the Seattle (Wash.) Schools

Adolescents in the US face increasing threats to their health and well-being. These threats include stress, lack of safety, availability of drugs, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, family issues, and economic pressures. The 1995 Teen Health Risk Survey conducted in Seattle, Washington, i...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 1999-02, Vol.69 (2), p.77-81
Main Authors: Rutherford, Rick R., Sligar, Kristen E., Wolf, Mark T., Beck, Bonnie A., Hillard, Pamela, Dobie, Sharon A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Child
College students
Experiential Learning
Health education
High School Students
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Life Style
Longitudinal Studies
Mentors
Middle school students
Models, Educational
Nursing
Observations
Physical Education
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Risk factors (Health)
School Health Services
Science Education
Social Support
Students, Medical
Students, Nursing
Surveys
Teenagers
Washington
Youth
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Summary:Adolescents in the US face increasing threats to their health and well-being. These threats include stress, lack of safety, availability of drugs, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, family issues, and economic pressures. The 1995 Teen Health Risk Survey conducted in Seattle, Washington, indicated that high risk behaviors begin between the ages of 13 and 14.
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1999.tb06374.x