The Health Status of California's Latino Youth

Author: Serena Clayton, Rebecca Marjolis, Nancy Kim, Jen Bolcoa, Claire Brindis Publisher: The California Adolescent Health Collaborative Publication: Innovations, Issues, and Ideas for Investing in Adolescent Health Document Date:                  July 01, 2004 Category: Adolescence/Youth > Youth Suicide Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Pregnancy Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse Adolescence/Youth > High School Children > Child Development Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Children > Health Services Children > Mental Health Sexuality > Premarital Sex Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases   This report examines various adolescent health issues as they relate to Latino youth in California.  Issues considered include health care access, nutrition, physical activity levels, sexual activity, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, intentional and unintentional injury, and suicide and mental health. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link