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Janz, Kathleen F.; Thomas, David Q.; Ford, M. Allison; Williams, Skip M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Evidence strongly supports a positive, causal effect of physical activity on bone strength and suggests long-term benefits of childhood physical activity to the prevention of osteoporosis. The contribution of healthy bone development in youth is likely to be as important to fracture prevention as the amount of late adulthood bone loss. Families,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Children, Adolescents, Evidence

Vernon, Mary E. L. – Children Today, 1988
Discusses the implementation, goals, program components, and intended evaluation procedures of Teen-Link, a health promotion disease prevention program for inner-city disadvantaged youths in Durham, North Carolina. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Church Role, Community Role, Health Programs

Pgeterson, Peggy L.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1992
Recommendations for feasible and rigorous evaluation design formulated by a 1991 conference on the evaluation of comprehensive community interventions are summarized and illustrated through the example of a program for drug risk reduction. Implications of a multisite design with matched pairs randomized into intervention and comparison conditions…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Community Role
Delgado, Melvin; Rodriquez-Andrew, Sylvia – 1990
This document presents a review of the literature on the nature of alcohol and other drug problems among Hispanic American youth, analyzes a series of programs funded by the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) for Hispanic Americans, and presents the results of an evaluation of those programs. The section reviewing literature on drug…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Community Role, Demonstration Programs
Dunkle, Margaret C. – 1997
Based on 1996 testimony by Margaret Dunkle, director of the Institute of Educational Leadership (IEL) Policy Exchange, before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, this report calls for a rethinking of the federal role for children, youth, and families, encouraging the federal government to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
This General Accounting Office study, commissioned by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, reflects concerns about rising caseloads and long-term dependence on welfare programs, such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Attention has been focused the United State's welfare system, particularly on the rising number of teenage mothers. The forces…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Coordination, Community Health Services
Owens, Thomas R.; Fehrenbacher, Harry L. – 1975
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) model being developed and tested in four regions of the United States, under the sponsorship of the National Institute of Education, reflects a nationwide interest in discovering new ways to help adolescents handle the psychological, social, and economic complexities of modern life. This paper reports…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education