Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness

Teenage years is a critical phase of advancement throughout which physical, intellectual, emotional, as well as mental adjustments occur. While adolescence is a reasonably healthy period of life, adolescents begin to make way of life options as well as establish behaviors that impact both their current as well as future health. Throughout this shift from youth to their adult years, significant health and wellness issues such as car collisions, violence, material usage, and dangerous sex-related actions can negatively affect teenagers and young adults. Parents have an important role in aiding their teens stay healthy and balanced, yet there are various other impacts on the selections teenagers make. Of the 42 million U.S. teens, age 10-19 years, 91% are signed up in college, making institutions as well as academic establishments a dreamland to promote lifelong healthy actions. Various other neighborhood level treatments can also make the healthy choice the very easy choice.

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