Teens & Growing-up
This tag is used to pull content into the Teen Health Center, subcategory Growing-up.
Top Ten Job Traps Teens Should Avoid: Summer Jobs Don’t Wait For You
While for most teens, spring means exams and term papers, it also means job hunting season is open. Start your résumé/cover letter preparation and job search well before school ends. Don't fall into t…
Bridges to Adolescence
Dr. Greene's take on adolescence... When I see twelve year olds in our clinic, I still need their parents' permission to treat them for strep throat or eczema. But parents' permission, or even their k…
Cancer Vaccine in Girls
Should all 11 and 12 year old girls be vaccinated against sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV)? Michigan appears poised to be the first state to enact this requirement for all girls enterin…
Product Placement: Smoking and the Media
Even though advertising for smoking was banned more than 30 years ago, smoking has been going up among teens since 1991. One possible reason? The way smoking now shows up on screen. (more…)…
Teen Alcohol Consumption Shockingly High
Even though the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, more than a quarter of all alcohol consumed here is drunk by people under the age of 20! Experts at Columbia University's National Center…