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Folder NCDs in Adolescents

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pdf Anemia among adolescent and young adult women in LAC: A cause for concern (2008)  Published Popular

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Anemia in adolescents and young adults can have negative effects on their cognitive performance and growth. Interventions to improve iron status among adolescent girls are similar to interventions during other time periods of life and thus the period of adolescence should also be encompassed by programs that address iron deficiency and anemia during other vulnerable periods throughout the life course.

pdf Brochure: Plan of Action on Mental Health (2015-2020)  Published Popular

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Brochure-MentalHealth_11x17_V2.pdf

This brochure of the Plan of Action on Mental Health in the Americas (2015-2020) provides the strategic lines of action to increase access to adequate services and to protect the human rights of people with mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries.

pdf Fact sheet: Adolescents and NCDs  Published Popular

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Many NCDs are associated with behaviors that are established in adolescence, including harmful use of alcohol, tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle, and an unhealthy diet, which
disproportionately affects poor, vulnerable and less educated sections of our communities. We can improve the quality of lives of adolescents through multisectorial collaboration by scaling-up evidence-based interventions, so that all adolescents live a healthy life.