Health and behavior in childhood and adolescence / Laura L. Hayman, Margaret M. Mahon, J. Rick Turner, editors.

New York : Springer Pub., [2002], ©2002.

xiii, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Temperament dimensions and health behavior: a developmental model -- Social support, the self system, and adolescent health and health behaviors -- Improving diet and nutrition in children and adolescents -- The importance of physical activity in childhood and adolescence -- Unintentional injuries in childhood and adolescence -- Substance abuse -- Obesity: nongenetic influences in childhood and adolescence -- Reducing sexually transmitted diseases among African American youth -- Social and health policy: influences on child and adolescent health.