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Research in Brief

A collection of brief research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

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Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines: An Evaluation of Advertising Placement in Relation to Underage Youth Readership — Dec. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Aged 12-17 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Aged 6-11 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 18 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 3 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 6 — Nov. 2009

Effects of Park Improvements on Park Use and Physical Activity: Policy and Programming Implications — Dec. 2009

Efficacy of Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Adolescent Females Seeking Sexual Health Services — Dec. 2009

Head Start Impact Study: Final Report — Jan. 2010

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children — Dec. 2009

Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning — Oct. 2009

Juveniles Arrests 2008 — Dec. 2009

Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors — Dec. 2009

A Longitudinal Population-Based Study of Factors in Adolescence Predicting Homelessness in Young Adulthood — Dec. 2009

Motor Development in Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Children From Birth to Adolescence — Nov. 2009

A National Survey of Obesity Prevention Practices in Head Start — Dec. 2009

National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth — Dec. 2009

The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children's Health — Nov. 2009

Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies and Practices in Family Child Care Homes — Dec. 2009

Preschool-Aged Children's Television Viewing in Child Care Settings — Dec. 2009

Prescription Medication Sharing Among Adolescents: Prevalence, Risks, and Outcomes — Dec. 2009

Primary Access to Vehicles Increases Risky Teen Driving Behaviors and Crashes — Oct. 2009

Recent Trends in State Children's Health Insurance Program Eligibility and Coverage for CSHCN — Dec. 2009

State School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Environments and Youth Obesity — Jan. 2010

State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for Students with Disabilities? — Nov. 2009

Substance Use and the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents — Dec. 2009

Survival of Children with HIV in the United States Has Improved Dramatically Since 1990s — Dec. 2009

Teen Methamphetamine Use, Cigarette Smoking at Lowest Levels in NIDA's 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey — Dec. 2009

Teens and Sexting — Dec. 2009

Tracking An Emerging Movement: A Report on Expanded-Time Schools in America — Dec. 2009

Violence, Abuse, and Crime Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth — Nov. 2009

 

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