Opinion leaders in business, academia,
and the military concur that significant health issues are preventing
adolescents from performing as well as they should at work, school, and
in military service.
Parents from disadvantaged
neighborhoods voice their concerns about teen health problems and their
ideas for a health care site that can better serve teens and offer
parents needed support.
Over half of high school students
engage in significant multiple risk behaviors, and certain behaviors
are associated with the largest number of risks.