Decoding Your Test Results
Chapter 7Decoding Your Test Results THE WAIT IS OVER. You’ve wondered, worried, and anxiously anticipated your test results. Now you’re about to find out whether you’re indeed at high risk…
ONCOLOGY
Genetic Testing: Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope
Chapter 6Genetic Testing Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: If you could see into your future, would you want to? A better question might be: If you could…
Genetic Counseling
Chapter 5Genetic Counseling AS GENETIC SCIENCE brings us closer to personalized medicine, the need for specialized health care is increasing. One such specialty is genetic counseling, the process of evaluating…
The Care of American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents and Young Adults
The Care of American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents and Young Adults Anthony H. Dekker Roger Dale Walker Dennis K. Norman Raysenia L. James KEY WORDS Aboriginal Alaska Native American…
Immigrant Adolescents and Young Adults
Immigrant Adolescents and Young Adults Carol Lewis KEY WORDS Asylee Cultural competence Health screening Hepatitis B Immigrant Lead Legal permanent resident Malaria Mental health Parasitic infections Refugee Tuberculosis Unauthorized immigrants…
Juvenile Detention and Incarcerated Youth and Young Adults
Juvenile Detention and Incarcerated Youth and Young Adults Matthew C. Aalsma Cynthia L. Robbins Katherine S. L. Lau Katherine Schwartz KEY WORDS Adult criminal justice system Detention Disproportionate minority contact…
Youth in Foster Care
Youth in Foster Care Heather Taussig Scott B. Harpin William R. Betts Lora Melnicoe Gretchen J. Russo KEY WORDS Child abuse and neglect Emancipation Foster care Medical home Mental health…
The Health of Unaccompanied Homeless Minors and Young Adults
The Health of Unaccompanied Homeless Minors and Young Adults Colette L. Auerswald Meera S. Beharry Curren Warf KEY WORDS Couch surfers Health status Homeless youth Literally homeless youth Runaways Street…
Youth and Young Adults in the Military
Youth and Young Adults in the Military Jeffrey W. Hutchinson William P. Adelman KEY WORDS Civilian Deployment Military Military anticipatory guidance Military eligibility Military service Predeployment Redeployment Reservist Resilience The…
College Health
College Health Sarah A. Van Orman James R. Jacobs KEY WORDS College health College students Health promotion Healthy Campus 2020 Medical home National College Health Assessment Student affairs Student health…
