What is one of the most common causes of death in the adolescent age group quizlet?

In 2018–2019, child unintentional injury death rates were highest among:

• Male children
• Babies under 1 year old and teens age 15–19 years
• American Indian and Alaska Native children and Black children

Motor vehicle crashes caused more deaths than other causes of unintentional injury.

Overall unintentional injury death rates in rural areas were higher than metro and urban areas.

Despite overall decreases in child unintentional injury death rates from 2010 to 2019, rates increased among some groups:

• Suffocation death rates increased 20% among infants overall and 21% among Black children
• Motor vehicle death rates among Black children increased 9% while rates among White children decreased 24%
• Poisoning death rates increased 50% among Hispanic children and 37% among Black children, while rates among White children decreased by 24%

Drowning was the leading cause of injury death for children age 1-4 years. Drowning death rates were 2.6 times higher among Black children age 5–9 years and 3.6 times higher among Black children age 10–14 years, when compared with White children of the same age.

CDC conducts research to better understand these disparities and puts science into action to improve health equity. As an example of this work, CDC is working with partners to identify barriers to participation in basic swimming and water-safety skills training among youth who are at higher risk of drowning due to racial and ethnic disparities.

You can read more about these important findings in two recent CDC articles:

• Unintentional injury deaths in children and youth, 2010–2019external icon
• Persistent racial/ethnic disparities in fatal unintentional drowning rates among persons aged ≤29 years — United States, 1999–2019

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- Whereas many STDs are completely curable with antibiotics, some viral infected such as hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or human papillomavirus (HPV), can be treated but never cured.
- The effects of some STDs can lasts a lifetime (ex:some forms of HPV are the precursor to cervical cancer, the effects of chlamydia, if untreated, can lead to infertility)
- As in the case of HIV, the precursor to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the result may even be death, although people with HIV are living longer when they are diagnosed and treated soon after infection

- The use of tobacco products represent the most widespread, high-risk health behaviors for this group.
- The vast majority of people who become DEPENDENT on nicotine develop that dependency before the age of 18
- In addition to cigarette smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco or spit tobacco (oral snuff, plug chewing tobacco, loose leaf chewing tobacco and nasal snuff) and cigars is a THREAT to the health of teenagers
- Becoming a significant concern among high school students is the use of ELECTRONIC VAPOR PRODUCTS (in. e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pipes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, and hookah pens)
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- Although, for some, the first use of alcohol or other drugs begins during the childhood years, for most, experimentation with these substances occurs during the adolescent and young adult years
- Although 21.7% of all high school students have used marijuana during the preceding month, alcohol use and abuse continue continue to be major problems for adolescents, particularly AMONG HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS
- As reported earlier, alcohol contributes significantly to MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES in this age group
- The use of marijuana, high school students are reporting the use of other illicit drugs, such as cocaine, an inhalant, ecstasy, methamphetamines, or steroids
- A rising concern for adolescents and young adults is the MISUSE AND ABUSE of prescription drugs

- With life expectancy between 75 to 80 years, most Americans can expect to live beyond their 65th birthday
- During the 1950s and 1960s, many of the leading causes of death in this age group resulted from preventable conditions associated with unhealthy behaviors and lifestyles (Smoking, drinking, etc.)
- Since that time, public health and medical communities have recognized how the environment, social and cultural factors shape an individual's behavior
- Many adults have quit smoking and more Americans than ever before are exercising regularly and eating healthier diets
- These lifestyle improvements, along with successes in public health (increase on built environment, advances in medicine, etc.) have resulted in a significant decline in death rate for results
- In the past, leading causes of death for adults were only recorded for the 25 to 26 year old age group

- Influenced by an individual's environment and other social determinants of health; income, food access and education.
- Adults are in a position to take action, by modifying their health behaviors, to improve their health status
- However, environmental support systems need to be in place to encourage these health behaviors or else it becomes increasingly difficult for these individuals to live a healthy lifestyle
- Today, more than ever before, adults are watching what they eat, wearing their seat belts, controlling their blood pressure, and exercising with regularity.
- The prevalence of smoking among adults has declined, as has the incidence of drinking and driving
- Although these are encouraging signs, much more can be done

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