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This book is the latest addition to a series of reports on young people’s health by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. It presents findings from the 2013/2014 survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of young people aged 11, 13 and 15 years in 42 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America. Responding to the survey, the young people described their social context (relations with family, peers and school), health outcomes (subjective health, injuries, obesity and mental health), health behaviours (patterns of eating, toothbrushing and physical activity) and risk behaviours (use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, sexual behaviour, fighting and bullying). For the first time, the report also includes items on family and peer support, migration, cyberbullying and serious injuries. Statistical analyses were carried out to identify meaningful differences in the prevalence of health and social indicators by gender, age group and levels of family affluence. The findings highlight important health inequalities and contribute to a better understanding of the social determinants of health and well-being among young people. Through this international report on the results of its most recent survey, the HBSC study aims to supply the up-to-date information needed by policy-makers at various levels of government and nongovernmental organizations and professionals in sectors such as health, education, social services, justice and recreation to protect and promote young people’s health. Data presented in this report can be accessed at the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s health information gateway (http://portal.euro.who.int/en/) and via the WHO European health statistics mobile application (http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/ the-european-health-statistics-app).
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GROWING UP UNEQUAL: GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations created in 1948 with the primary responsibility for international health matters and public health. The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of six regional offices throughout the world, each with its own programme geared to the particular health conditions of the countries it serves.
GROWING UP UNEQUAL: GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) STUDY: INTERNATIONAL REPORT FROM THE 2013/2014 SURVEY
HEALTH POLICY FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, NO. 7
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and well-being HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) STUDY: INTERNATIONAL REPORT FROM THE 2013/2014 SURVEY