Growing Up Healthy, eJournal USA: Global Issues, January 2005

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Adolescent Health: Global Issues, Local Challenges
Robert Blum, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., William H. Gates Sr. Chair, the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Rapidly changing social and economic conditions around the world present new risks to the growth and development of young people.

Box: Students Against Violence Everywhere, SAVE, a national group working in violence-prevention programs, grew out of the shooting death of a single boy to become a nationwide movement.

My Own Words: Mia Hamm on Self-Esteem and Sports

America's best-known female football player shares memories of her own adolescence and ideas on how to cope with life's rough patches.

KidsHealth Offers Answers
Neil Izenberg, Pediatrician and Editor in Chief, KidsHealth

An awarding-winning Web site gives youngsters straight talk online about health issues that matter to them.

Protecting Youth From AIDS in the Developing World
Constance A. Carrino, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development

The U.S. Agency for International Development sponsors several programs dealing with health and lifestyle that enable youngsters to better protect themselves from HIV infection.

My Own Words: Shawn Bradley on Being Different

A player with the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks recalls how he dealt with teasing and ridicule as a child.

The Global Epidemic of Obesity
William Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The growing occurrence of obesity among the young is producing dangerous and potentially lifelong health problems.

My Own Words: Marvin Lewis on Finding Your Way

A star collegiate athlete who graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology offers advice on choosing a life path.

Promises That Work
Marguerite W. Sallee, President and Chief Executive Officer, America's Promise-Alliance for Youth

America's Promise is a nonprofit alliance that rallies organizations of all kinds to keep promises that promote safety, security, and health care for youth.

My Own Words: Eliseo Quintanilla on Growing Up Fast

A professional football player with D.C. United describes his experiences entering professional sports and moving to the United States from his native El Salvador at a very young age.

Environmental Health Risks to Young People
Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Growing young people may have greater vulnerabilities than adults to risks and toxins in the environment.

Box: Turn that Music Down! Everyday activities and appliances pose threats of long-term hearing damage.

eJournal USA

eJournal USA:
Global Issues
Volume 10, Number 1 January 2005

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Editor	William T. Peters
Managing Editor	Charlene Porter
Contributing Editors	Jenifer Bochner Rhobyn K. Costen-Sykes Cynthia LaCovey Cheryl Pellerin Rosalie Targonski Gerri Williams
Reference Specialists	Lynne Scheib Joan R. Taylor
Art Director	Tim Brown
Designer	Chloe Ellis
Illustrator	Jeffrey Pelo

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Publisher	Judith S. Siegel
Executive Editor	Guy E. Olson
Production Manager	Christian Larson
Assistant Production Manager	Sylvia Scott
Editorial Board	George Clack Kathleen R. Davis Peggy England Alexander Feldman Francis B. Ward

Growing Up Healthy