The Health of
John G. Freeman, Matthew King, and William Pickett WITH Wendy Craig, Frank Elgar, Ian Janssen, and Don Klinger
Public Health Agency of Canada 2011
Available online at: http://bit.ly/GCWIsi
The main purpose to inform and influence health promotion and health education policy and programs at national and international levels, as well as to increase understanding of young people's health and well-being.
Core objectives:
1.To conduct national and international research on health behaviour, health and wellhbeing, and the social contexts of school-aged children.
2.To contribute new theoretical, conceptual, and methodological knowledge pertaining to these areas of research.
3.To compare health experiences among young people in
4.To disseminate findings to the relevant audiences including researchers, health and education policy makers, health promotion practitioners, teachers, parents and young people.
5.To develop partnerships with other agencies who deal with adolescent health, in order to support health promotion efforts with populations of school-aged children.
6.To inform policy making and program development.
7.To contribute national expertise on health behaviour and on the social determinants of health in school-aged children
Table of Contents
■Foreword
■Executive summary
■Chapter 1 : Introduction
■Chapter 2 : Mental health
Development of mental health indicators
Psychosomatic symptoms in Canadian students
Life satisfaction among students
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 3 : Home
What is the home setting?
Why does the home setting matter?
Possible effects of the home setting on mental health
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Living arrangements of Canadian students
Reports of happiness at home
Parental communication, understanding, and trust
Parental opinion and expectations
Conflict with parents
Eating dinner with family
Relationships between home/parent relationships and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 4 : School
The importance of the school environment
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Young people's educational experiences
School attendance
Relationships between the school experience and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 5 : Peers
The importance of peers
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Same-sex friends
Opposite-sex friends
Best friends
Interactions with friends
Relationships between peers and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 6 : Neighbourhood
What is a neighbourhood?
Why are neighbourhoods important to health?
Possible effects of neighbourhoods on mental health
Geographic information
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Physical characteristics of school neighbourhoods
Traffic
Parks and recreational facilities
Social characteristics of school neighbourhoods
Economic characteristics of school neighbourhoods
Relationships between neighbourhood characteristics and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 7 : Injury
What is injury?
Why does injury matter?
Possible relationships between injury and mental health
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Description of the injury problem
Impact of injury on young people's lives
Trends in injury over time
How are young people injured?
Where are young people injured?
Which activities lead to the most serious injuries?
Risk and protective factors
Drinking, drug use and driving
Injury and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 8 : Healthy living
What is healthy living?
What is physical activity?
What is sedentary behaviour?
Healthy eating
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Effects of healthy living on mental health
Physical activity
Sedentary behaviours of Canadian young people
Food frequency patterns in Canadian young people
Eating behaviours in Canadian young people
Relations between healthy living and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 9 : Healthy weights
What is a healthy weight?
Body image
Why do body weight and body image matter?
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Possible effects of being overweight or obese on mental health
Healthy weights, overweight, and obesity
Body image and weight-loss practices of Canadian students
Relations between healthy weight, body image, and weight loss practices
Relations between healthy weight and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 10 : Substance use and risky behaviour
Why are health risk behaviours important?
What are we reporting in this chapter?
Smoking
Alcohol
Cannabis use
Perceived risks of substance use
Sexual activity
Substance use and risky behaviours in relation to mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 11 : Bullying and fighting
What is bullying?
Why do bullying and fighting matter?
What are we reporting in this chapter?
How young people are victimized
Fighting
Bullying and mental health
Fighting and mental health
What young people thought about these findings
■Chapter 12 : Summary and conclusion
Mental health status of young people in
Other indicators of health status among young Canadians
Behavioural factors related to mental health
Context and health in young Canadians
Contextual factors and mental health
The HBSC youth engagement workshop
■ Conclusion
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