- Adolescent health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Older adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence Pregnancy complications and unsafe abortions are the leading causes of death among 15-19-year-old girls Most adolescent mortality and morbidity is preventable or treatable, but adolescents face specific barriers in accessing health information and services
- Adolescent health and development
In many ways adolescent development drives the changes in the disease burden between childhood to adulthood – for example, the increase with age in sexual and reproductive health problems, mental illness and injuries
- WHO releases updated guidance on adolescent health and well-being
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents The guidance provides the latest available data on adolescent health and well-being It also outlines an updated
- Coming of age: adolescent health
Adolescent health is starting to attract the attention it deserves, and is increasingly prominent in global health initiatives This includes the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, areas such as mental health (young people’s mental health is the theme of 2018’s World Mental Health Day on 10 October) and management of sexually transmitted infections
- Adolescent health WPRO
Adolescent health in the Western Pacific Adolescents – young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years – are often thought of as a healthy group However, their rates of reduction of death has been much slower than other age groups
- Adolescent and young adult health
WHO fact sheet on adolescents health risks and solutions: includes key facts and provides a definition, information on specific health issues, WHO response
- Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being
- Transforming adolescent health: WHO’s comprehensive report on global . . .
WHO’s second report on its work on adolescent health and well-being highlights the complex, multifaceted needs of the global adolescent population and WHO’s efforts to address them About 1 3 billion (16%) of the global population are adolescents: between the ages of 10 and 19 years Over the past 20 years, mortality rates from all causes have declined among adolescents globally, with the
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