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Seminar Series: Non-communicable diseases and wellbeing in Indonesian Adolescents: engaging young people in the response

Synopsis: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental disorder and chronic lung conditions are the leading cause of death and disability in Indonesia. Many of the risks for these diseases emerge in adolescence, yet actions and policy interventions to address these risks rarely target this age group, let alone involve young people … Continued

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Seminar Series: Prevalence and forecasts of adolescent overweight and obesity from 1990-2050: global trends, with a lens to the Asia-Pacific region

Synopsis: Adolescents remain a vulnerable population within the global obesity epidemic. Accurate data on obesity transitions are required to inform effective policy and programming for adolescent health. To effectively set global and national targets for adolescent obesity beyond the maturation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we leverage established methods from the Global Burden of … Continued

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2024 JAH Distinguished Dozen

Congratulations to Dr Patricia Cullen and her coauthors from the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health, and Professor Pete Azzopardi for the selection of their papers in the Journal of Adolescent Health’s “Distinguished Dozen” papers for 2024.

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Vale Professor Glenn Bowes

It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news that Professor Glenn Bowes, the inaugural director of the Centre for Adolescent Health (1991-97), has died after a long illness.

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Youth Homelessness Matters

No child or adolescent should experience homelessness. Any child or adolescent who is at risk of or experiencing homelessness is one too many.

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Investing in Health-Promoting School Systems

Informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools – ‘How school systems can improve health and wellbeing’ topic briefs: Mental health, Substance use, WASH, Nutrition, Physical activity and Sexual reproductive health and gender

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