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INTEGRATING MENTAL HEALTH into CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES for YOUTH : An Opportunity for Change
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07/23/2012
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Corporate Authors:National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.) ; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and TB Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
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Description:Health agencies play a vital role in promoting, protecting and improving the health of youth. As childhood and adolescent obesity, asthma and diabetes rates have steadily climbed, that role has increasingly focused on the growing chronic disease prevention needs of this population. Traditionally, public health prevention programs addressing these concerns have focused on protecting, promoting and improving the physical health of youth. While successful in achieving specific outcomes, programs have often overlooked the important role that mental health plays in the prevention and management of chronic disease.
The reciprocal relationship between physical and mental health provides opportunities for agencies to come together and reinforce consistent messages about health and wellness. For chronic disease prevention programs, the opportunity is one of increased effectiveness – programs can and will be more effective if they address the whole child by actively integrating mental health strategies into current programming. Building links between distinct programs is no doubt challenging. However the potential benefits for the health of youth far outweigh the costs.
This publication was developed under a cooperative agreement with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and TB Prevention, and National Center for Environmental Health) (Cooperative Agreement #5U58DP002759-02). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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