Adolescent health in the UK today: where next?
The effects of poor health during the teenage years can last a lifetime. Keeping adolescents healthy is a valuable investment in the nation’s future. (Chief Medical Officer’s report, 2007).
"The health needs of young people are often given a low priority by both policy makers and clinicians. However young people’s health is important not just because this age group has a right to effective health provision, but also because the appropriate management of adolescent health will pay long-term dividends for individuals and society. The particular needs of adolescents are frequently missed because much policy thinking deals with children and adolescents as one age group. Furthermore adults, even professional adults, often know little about the stage of adolescence, and are unaware that young people have separate and individual needs where health matters are concerned."
Coleman, J. (2011) Adolescent health in the UK today: where next?
This paper,
Adolescent health in the UK today: where next? was produced by the Association for Young People's Health (AYPH) with support from ChiMat and examines:
- Why does adolescent health matter?
- Key trends in adolescent health
- Main policy themes of the last decade
- Issues for service delivery relating to adolescent health
- Suggestions and recommendations
- Supporting data about young people's health and well-being (see separate section below)
Supporting data about young people's health and well-being
To view data on any of the indicators mentioned in the paper, Adolescent health in the UK today: where next?, follow the links below. The data are provided at a range of geographical levels – depending on availability – including local authority, strategic health authority (SHA), primary care trust (PCT), and England. The most recently published, as well as previous years' data, are available.
The links below take you to the relevant data on ChiMat’s Data Atlas. For help viewing the data click on the ‘help’ button shown on each data display page. Or read the quick guide. Some of the data will become available in July.
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