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«Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being» Findings from the 2017/2018 HBSC survey in Europe and Canada. Volume 1. Key findings. Volume 2. Key data
The 2017/2018 survey report presents data from over 220 000 young people in 45 countries and regions in Europe and Canada. The data focus on social context (relations with family, peers, school and online communication), health outcomes (subjective health, mental health, overweight and obesity, and injuries), health behaviours (patterns of eating, physical activity and toothbrushing) […]
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention and opened it for signature on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child).It came into force on 2 September 1990, after it was ratified by the required number of nations. The Convention deals with the child-specific needs and rights. It […]
European status report on preventing child maltreatment (2018)
Child maltreatment is a major public health problem, affecting at least 55 million children in the WHO European Region. The impact of abuse and/or neglect in childhood is detrimental to physical, psychological and reproductive health throughout the life-course, yet the high costs to society are avoidable. There are clear risk factors for maltreatment at the […]
The Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, 2016-2030
I launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health in September 2010 because I believed the global community could and should do more to save the lives and improve the well-being of women and children. I have been greatly encouraged by the response, including the powerful multi-stakeholder Every Woman Every Child movement. A surge […]
Global accelerated action for the health of adolescents (AA-HA!): guidance to support country implementation: summary
Adolescents are not simply old children or young adults. This deceptively simple observation lies at the heart of Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!): guidance to support country implementation – which reflects the coming of age of adolescent health within global public health. This guidance is a milestone for translating the Global […]
INSPIRE: Seven strategies for Ending Violence Against Children (2017)
INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against childrenidentifies a select group of strategies that have shown success in reducing violence against children. They are: implementation and enforcement of laws; norms and values; safe environments; parent and caregiver support; income and economic strengthening; response and support services; and education and life skills. The package is anchored […]
Engaging adolescents having trouble with the law to HIV prevention services and programmes
Minors having trouble with the law are one of the groups vulnerable to health issues (including HIV, sexually transmitted infections, hepatises, developing addiction to psychoactive drugs etc.) due to their lifestyle, peculiarities of their upbringing and social environment. At the same time, according to a number of surveys, about a third of the adolescents, who […]
Educational activities on HIV prevention in educational establishments
Significant practical experience has been gained in the sphere of HIV/AIDS prevention. Despite this fact, a survey, which was held among young people in educational institutions in Ukraine, within the framework of the international project (“Health behaviour school-aged children” – HBSC – «Health and Behavioural Orientations of Schoolchildren and Students,” held in 2010 in Ukraine), […]