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
Journal abstract at Journal of Adolescent Health website
Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Aged 12-17
— Nov. 2009
Fact sheet at National Center for Children in Poverty website
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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