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Data | Internet Links
 
Internet Links  
 

MEDLINE

 
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html  
  Up to date findings on adolescent health issues provided by the National Library of Medicine.  
     
  National Center for Health Statistics
 
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about.htm  
  Source of facts, figures, data, and statistics on all health areas.  
     
 

National Institute on Drug Abuse

 
  http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Stats.html  
  Trends and statistics on drug abuse, with a focus on teens.  
     
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Healthy Youth
 
  http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/states/ca.htm  
     
  2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
 
  http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm  
  Examines a range of health-risk behaviors among youth on national and local levels.  
     
  California Healthy Kids Survey
 
  http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/chks_home.html  
  A resource for questionnaires, surveys, data, and reports all pertaining to the health and risk behavior of youth across the state.  
     
 

Child Trends DataBank

 
  http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org  
  A large data source for national trends on indicators of the well-being of youth. Contains graphs, tables, reports, and links providing more information on local levels and more specific data.  
     
  Child Trends- What Works in Youth Development  
  http://www.childtrends.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=19706F6E-B83C-4FDF-B6EA9B55C6448E58  
  This website contains data tables based on reviews of research on reproductive health, health and safety, social competence, education, emotional and mental health and civic engagement. Provides suggestions and ideas on what is really effective in youth-oriented services and programs.  
     
  Census 2000 for California: A Friendly Guide
 
  http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/02/07/02-007.pdf  
  A comprehensible summary of the 2000 Census results, providing inclusive data on population demographics, with individual profiles of age groups, ethnicity, and people living within group quarters and housing units.  
     
  Drugstory
 
  http://www.drugstory.org/drug_stats/druguse_stats.html  
  Statistics and links to several sites on youth and drug abuse.  
     
  Monitoring the Future- A Continuing Study of American Youth
 
  http://monitoringthefuture.org  
  A wide variety of publications, news releases and reports on substance abuse among teens.