Over the past few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the role of lifestyle in health and illness. A US Surgeon General's report on health promotion and disease prevention in 1979 estimated that 50% of the mortality among adults is a direct result of modifiable behavioural factors. Because many of these behaviours have their onset during the adolescent years, proponents of health promotion have viewed adolescents as an important target group for primary health promotion efforts. However, to influence adolescent ...
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Over the past few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the role of lifestyle in health and illness. A US Surgeon General's report on health promotion and disease prevention in 1979 estimated that 50% of the mortality among adults is a direct result of modifiable behavioural factors. Because many of these behaviours have their onset during the adolescent years, proponents of health promotion have viewed adolescents as an important target group for primary health promotion efforts. However, to influence adolescent behaviour, health providers need an understanding of the psychological, social, cognitive, environmental and physiological factors in the world of the adolescent.
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