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The future of Alaska's adolescents is in our hands and our future is in theirs. In response, the Alaska Adolescent Health Advisory Committee is pleased to present Alaska's Adolescents: A Plan for the Future, its first report on the status of adolescent health in Alaska. our goal is to stimulate interest, activity and support for improved health among Alaska's teenagers. This plan was developed as a tool for use by governments, organizations and communities. It specifically seeks to:

- provide information on the scope and nature of adolescent health problems;

- identify and clarify trends in the health status of adolescents;

- recognize and emphasize that social and health problems are significantly interrelated;

- motivate families, schools, social service organizations, health care providers, the media, business, the legislature and adolescents themselves to take action to improve the health status of teens in Alaska by the year 2000;

- outline the general components of successful adolescent health programs based on reviews of the current literature; and

- recommend specific strategies to improve adolescent health in Alaska.

This plan was developed by the Alaska Adolescent Health Advisory Committee. The committee serves as an advisory and advocacy council to the State of Alaska on adolescent health matters.

Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 756730
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

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