June 2008

Volume 9, Number 5

A report from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools on the policies, politics and financing of health programming in schools

In This Issue

Worth Noting Peer Relationships Crucial in Quitting Smoking Teenagers Do Not Engage in Oral Sex to Preserve Their Technical Virginity May News Alerts

Adolescents Deserve Special Attention in SCHIP Outreach Programs
SCHIP works to help adolescents get the targeted health care they deserve, but states must pay more attention to outreaching to teens and their parents.

Increase in Obesity Among American Young is Leveling Off
The percentage of children and adolescents categorized as obese and overweight has leveled off in the middle of this decade, but no one knows if this is the beginning of a trend or a one-time phenomenon.

Minor Consent Laws Are Imperative for Adolescents But Accidental Breaches in Privacy Still Occur
Unintentional breaches in confidentiality may discourage adolescents from seeking needed health care.

Credits: Joel Shurkin, Editor, jshurkin@gmail.com

Credits: Virginia Robinson, Editor, robinsoneditor@attglobal.net

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