Approximately one-third of teens may be missing annual checkups according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Census. Teens often encounter social, emotional, and physical issues that may include eating disorders and obesity, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted infections. While experts agree that teens should get annual medical checkups to be screened for health risks and discuss important health-related matters, perceptions exist that may contribute to millions of teens missing out on yearly visits. To better understand perceptions about teen health, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), in collaboration with, and with support from Pfizer Inc, conducted a national survey, fielded by Harris Interactive, of more than 2,000 parents of teens, teens, and healthcare professionals.
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Celaena Sardothien, the land’s most feared assassin and enemy to the king, is summoned to the castle to compete for her freedom. But when her competitors start dying, Celaena’s fight turns into a battle for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil that could destroy her world. Learn more about this book http://www.facebook.com/THRONEOFGLASS and author http://sarahjmaas.com/ Fantasy
The thrilling conclusion to Kristen Simmons’s post-apocalyptic YA trilogy (Article 5, Breaking Point), set in a future American in which the Bill-of-Rights has been replaced by the Moral Statutes, and young Ember and her boyfriend have been branded criminals. Now, joined up with the resistance movement, they are trying to find a safe place to settle—but they may be coming closer to facing the notorious organization known only as Three. The CW Atlanta has dubbed Simmons: “A true dystopian force.” YA/fantasy/romance
Kid goes to school at the Game, a mall converted into a school run by corporate sponsors who exploit the students for market research. Intrigued by a rebellious prank, Kid follows clues to uncover the identity of the group behind it: the Unidentified. Now Kid is changing the Game. Forever. Learn more about this book: http://bit.ly/aH9RAV YA
As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council announced today their first national public service campaign designed to prevent underage drinking and driving. Following the success of iconic campaigns including “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk” and “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving,” the new public service ads (PSAs) were unveiled this morning by Mark Rosekind, Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), at the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) Teen Safe Driving Summit in Washington, DC.
“One teenage death from drinking and driving is too many,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. “Our goal with this campaign is to raise awareness among teenagers that drinking and driving is one of the worst mistakes they can ever make, with deadly consequences that can’t be undone.”
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens in America, and almost half of teens killed in crashes are the drivers themselves. Despite a minimum legal drinking age of 21 in all 50 states, almost one-quarter of young drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes had alcohol in their systems according to data from NHTSA.
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Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical, everything having to do with Jeremiah and Conrad, happens then. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han Book Trailer Find out more about this author here dearjennyhan.com Find out more about this book http://tinyurl.com/yhw7shy YA
From Maggie Stiefvater, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy and The Raven Boys, comes the heart-stopping novel THE SCORPIO RACES. Now available in paperback—with bonus content! Learn more about this book at http://bit.ly/Scorpio-Races-Paperback YA/Teen
HER FIRST KISS…WILL BE HIS LAST.
Blue Sargent, the daughter of the town psychic in Henrietta, Virginia, has been told for as long as she can remember that if she ever kisses her true love, he will die. But she is too practical to believe in things like true love. Her policy is to stay away from the rich boys at the prestigious Aglionby Academy. The boys there, known as Raven Boys, can only mean trouble.
By Maggie Stiefvater find out more at http://www.facebook.com/thisisteen/app_303682043041415
Teen/Fantasy/Romance
A dark, gothic tale of romance . . . and murder. Jessamine Luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near Alnwick Castle. When Jessamine begins to fall in love with a mysterious boy who claims to communicate with plants, she is drawn into the dangerous world of the poison garden. And in the right dose, everything is a poison, even love. Learn more about this book: http://tinyurl.com/28soe3l Learn more about this author: http://tinyurl.com/y9ajocj YA
Gregory Maguire, Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, David Levithan, James Lecesne, Linda Villarosa and others tell their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people in The Letter Q. Watch now! Learn more about this book http://bit.ly/LetterQbook Non-fiction, Teens
