Table Of ContentMaya Rom Korin Editor
Health
Promotion for
Children and
Adolescents
Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents
Maya Rom Korin
Editor
Health Promotion
for Children and Adolescents
Editor
Maya Rom Korin, Ph.D., M.S.
Department of Preventive Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York , NY , USA
ISBN 978-1-4899-7709-0 ISBN 978-1-4899-7711-3 (eBook)
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Pref ace
C hildren are the most vulnerable members of society and are dependent on adults
for their well-being. Communities, schools, parents, government, and various insti-
tutions strive to protect our children and provide them the environment and tools
necessary to grow into healthy adults. The well-being of children determines the
health of the next generation. Indeed, many of society’s most severe health and
social problems are caused by issues that develop during childhood and adoles-
cence. As Healthy People 2020 points out, professionals in policy, research, and
clinical practice fi elds are cognizant that childhood provides the physical, cognitive,
and social-emotional foundation for lifelong, health, learning, and well-being, and
thus health promotion strategies need to be well researched, executed, and assessed.
Even from an economic perspective, investment in childhood health promotion pays
off greatly.
H ealth promotion for children and adolescents involves a range of academic dis-
ciplines and fi elds in order to be successful. And thus, this book is for readers of all
kinds—professionals and students in public health, public policy, education, social
work, medicine and health care, and of course parents and children themselves. This
book aims to bridge the gap between what is discussed in theory and academia and
what health promotion programs are working on the ground.
This book presents the latest fi ndings on the most effective methods for health
promotion for children. Theory driven, the chapters highlight a multifaceted
approach to health promotion, incorporating community, families, schools, and
policies. Rather than using the same framework and applying it to different prob-
lems, each author presented in the book relies on different prevention and health
behavior models in order to best understand the issue at hand and address the prob-
lem from a multitude of perspectives. Throughout the book, various solutions will
be given using evidence-based principles to plan, implement, and evaluate commu-
nity health programs that target health problems of children and adolescents. While
this book was written with a US focus, the theories and approaches that are addressed
are universal in nature and can easily be translated to many countries and settings.
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Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents begins with an overview of
health promotion theories and models in order to orient and familiarize the reader
with the different theoretical approaches or tools available in conducting health
promotion. The book then has two chapters that discuss the role that socioeconom-
ics, poverty, and culture play in providing the context in which health promotion for
children occurs. Part III of the book will focus on psychological wellness in chil-
dren and adolescents, with Chap. 5 describing what stress and resiliency look like
in children, Chap. 6 exploring recent developments in child mental health, Chap. 7
discussing youth suicide, and Chap. 8 highlighting health-related concerns among
children with ADD/ADHD. Social and behavioral wellness will be the focus of Part
IV. Sexual behavior, sexuality, and gender issues will be discussed in Chaps. 9 and
10 , highlighting the latest research fi ndings and debates. Chapter 1 1 will focus on
the latest research fi ndings in the fi eld of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use prevention
for children, while violence and aggressive behavior are covered in Chap. 1 2 . While
childhood obesity is all over news headiness these days (Chap. 1 3 ) , it is unhealthy
eating habits that are the root cause of both obesity and eating disorders (Chap. 1 4 ),
which Chap. 1 5 will thoroughly address. As number of children with chronic ill-
nesses has been increasing, Chap. 1 6 will cover how dealing with these illnesses is
of particular challenge among children. The need for confi dentiality in health ser-
vices for children will appropriately follow in Chap. 1 7, with a look at the ethical
and legal issues involved in having children be more autonomous in their health
care. Chapter 1 8 will focus on child abuse and the foster care system.
This book was a project that could not have been completed without the hard
work of so many people. Each contributing author put in time, effort, and hard work
for which I am so grateful given everyone’s very busy schedule and competing
interests. The authors that took part in this book are some of the top scholars in the
fi eld of health promotion for children and adolescents and have been instrumental
in conducting both research and programmatic efforts in their area of interest. I am
appreciative of their commitment to this book and the high-quality chapters that are
presented within. I would also like to thank my editors at Springer, Janet Kim and
Khristine Queja, for their guidance, patience, and support throughout each step of
this project. A special thanks to my family, especially my husband, Ittai, and my
children, Benjamin and Gabriel, for their endless support and love.
New York, NY, USA Maya Rom Korin, Ph.D., M.S.
Contents
Part I The Foundation
1 Introduction: What Is Health Promotion for Children
and Adolescents? ..................................................................................... 3
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2 Theory and Fundamentals of Health Promotion
for Children and Adolescents ................................................................. 9
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Part II Socioecological Approach to Child and Adolescent Health
3 Poverty and Child Health ....................................................................... 25
Renée Wilson-Simmons
4 Impact of Family Structure, Functioning, Culture,
and Family-Based Interventions on Children’s Health ....................... 57
Karol L. Kumpfer , Cátia Magalhães , and Sheetal A. Kanse
Part III Children and Adolescent Psychological Wellness
5 Childhood Stress and Resilience ............................................................ 85
Andrew J. Barnes
6 Child Mental Health: Recent Developments with Respect
to Risk, Resilience, and Interventions ................................................... 99
Eliot Goldman , Joan Stamler , Kimberly Kleinman , Sarah Kerner ,
and Owen Lewis
7 Youth Suicide ........................................................................................... 125
Adam G. Horwitz , Kiel J. Opperman , Amanda Burnside ,
Neera Ghaziuddin , and Cheryl A. King
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8 Health Concerns Regarding Children and Adolescents
with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder .................................... 145
Alexandria B. Fladhammer , Adrian R. Lyde , Adena B. Meyers ,
Jeffrey K. Clark , and Steven Landau
Part IV Social and Behavioral Wellness in Children and Adolescents
9 Preventing Risky Sexual Behavior in Adolescents ............................... 169
Eric R. Walsh-Buhi , Sarah B. Maness , and Helen Mahony
10 Early Gender Development in Children and Links
with Mental and Physical Health ........................................................... 191
May Ling D. Halim , Danielle Bryant , and Kenneth J. Zucker
11 Parameters of Preventing Substance Misuse in Adolescents .............. 215
Steve Sussman , Yue Liao , Jennifer Tsai , and Diana Fishbein
12 Violence Affecting Youth: Pervasive and Preventable ......................... 235
Larry Cohen , Rachel Davis , and Anna Realini
Part V Dietary Health in Children and Adolescents
13 Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity .......................................................... 265
Stephenie Wallace and Bonnie A. Spear
14 Preventing Eating Disorders in Adolescents ........................................ 285
Maribel Plasencia , Salomé A. Wilfred , and Carolyn Black Becker
15 Partnering with Adolescents, Parents, Researchers,
and Family Medicine Clinics to Address Adolescent Weight
and Weight- Related Behaviors .............................................................. 309
Jerica M. Berge , Katharine Didericksen , Michaela Bucchianeri ,
Shailendra Prasad , and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Part VI Children and Adolescents in the Health Care System
16 Wellness Promotion in Children with Chronic Physical Illness ......... 327
Katharine Thomson and Simona Bujoreanu
17 Confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care ........................................... 347
Carol A. Ford , Abigail English , Nadia Dowshen ,
and Charles G. Rogers
18 Wellbeing of Children in the Foster Care System ................................ 371
Lindsey M. Weiler , Edward F. Garrido , and Heather N. Taussig
Index ................................................................................................................. 389
Part I
The Foundation
