Setting Trajectories for Healthy Adulthood

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology & Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 200

Special Issue Editor

Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: epidemiology; public health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Worldwide, there are over a billion adolescents on their way to becoming adults. Although adolescence is a period of numerous challenges, there are many young people who are health conscious and thrive because they have adopted different health-related behaviors. These behaviors include, among others, physical activity; healthy nutrition; sufficient sleep; and avoidance of smoking, alcohol, and drug use. When young people are happy and motivated they have a sense of purpose and can contribute to their community in many meaningful ways. They have the potential to be the next community leaders.

Approaches to the improvement of health and well-being among adolescents and young adults. This Special Issue is focusing on what activities young people do to improve their health status. Practice of healthy behaviors early in life can set favorable trajectories for healthy adulthood and older age.  

We are seeking original research articles that explore how adolescents and young people invest in their health and what actions they undertake to optimize their well-being.

We are soliciting original articles up to 5000 words in length (Introduction to Conclusion) based on any qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods study designs. Qualitative studies include data drawn from focus groups and/or interviews. Quantitative studies include observational (descriptive, cross-sectional, case–control or cohort studies) or intervention research (cluster-randomized trial, field trial, and randomized or non-randomized interventions). Mixed-methods studies combine qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Dr. Nataša Maksimović
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • youth
  • adolescents
  • young adults
  • health care
  • health
  • well-being
  • action
  • improvement

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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