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Specific Populations: Adolescents

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide HTML

Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Guide designed to help health care professionals identify youth who may be at risk of alcohol-related problems.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/YouthGuide

Healthy Youth! - Sexual Risk Behaviors HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Healthy Youth! topics page on sexual risk behaviors in adolescents, which offers information on data and statistics; science-based strategies; and national, state, and local programs.

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/sexualbehaviors/index.htm

HIV among Youth HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fact sheet that describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in young people between 13 and 24 years of age, including information on statistics, risk factors and barriers to prevention, and prevention strategies.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/youth/index.htm

HIV Among Youth in the U.S. HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Report with information and statistics on HIV infection among youth in the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/HIVAmongYouth/

HIV and Young Men Who Have Sex With Men PDF (277 KB)

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fact sheet with information and statistics about HIV/AIDS and young men who have sex with men (YMSM), including strategies for addressing HIV among YMSM in schools.

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/sexualbehaviors/pdf/hiv_factsheet_ymsm.pdf

HIV Infection in Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States HTML

Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Information about HIV/AIDS in adolesents and young adults in the United States, including information on transmission, treatment, and research.

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Population%20Specific%20Information/Pages/hivadolescent.aspx

HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Slide set detailing rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among adolescents and young adults in the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/adolescents/index.htm

MMWR: Guidelines for Effective School Health Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines about preventing the spread of HIV among children and adolescents in school settings.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001751.htm

MMWR: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommendations on HIV testing procedures for health care providers working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health care facilities, and primary care settings.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm

NIDA for Teens HIV/AIDS Page HTML

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Information for adolescents about HIV/AIDS and drug abuse.

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_hiv1.php

Tips for Teens: The Truth About HIV/AIDS PDF

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Information about HIV/AIDS targeted to teenagers, including risk factors for and symptoms of HIV/AIDS.

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//PHD725/PHD725.pdf