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Do Health and Education Agencies in the United States Share Responsibility for Academic Achievement and Health? A Review of 25 Years of Evidence About the Relationship of Adolescents' Academic Achievement and Health Behaviors

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Bradley, Beverly J., Greene, Amy C.·2013·Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.008
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PURPOSE: The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitors health-risk behaviors of adolescents in United States, which include (1) violence; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and other drug use; (4) sexual behaviors contributing to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; (5) inadequate physical activity; and (6) unhealthy dietary behaviors. We reviewed original research published in peer-reviewed journals between 1985 and 2010 to synthesize evidence about the association of adolescent health-risk behaviors and academic achievement. METHODS: Using predetermined selection criteria, 122 articles were included that used at least one variable for health-risk behaviors and also for academic achievement. RESULTS: For all six health-risk behaviors, 96.6% of the studies reported statistically significant inverse relationships between health-risk behaviors and academic achievement. CONCLUSIONS: With this persuasive evidence about the interrelationship of health-risk behaviors and academic achievement, it is imperative that leaders in education and health act together to make wise investments in our nation's school-age youth that will benefit the entire population. A unified system that addresses both health behavior and academic achievement would have reciprocal and synergistic effects on the health and academic achievement not only of children and adolescents, but also of adults in the United States.

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    “Health problems (e.g., vision and oral health problems, asthma, teen pregnancy, malnutrition, obesity, chronic stress, and inattention and hyperactivity disorders) and risk-taking behavior (e.g., aggression and violence, unsafe sexual activity, unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, and substance use) are associated with low scholastic performance.12–22”

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Authors
Bradley, B. J., & Greene, A. C.
Affiliations
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (US)
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-05
Volume
52
Issue
5
Pages
523-532
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.008
OpenAlex
W2129588398
Semantic Scholar
9a381935382149522ae61d8866c3faa4dd7ea1cf
Cited by
253
References
144
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 2
FWCI
2.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U58DP002759-01)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Keywords
adolescent health risk behaviors, academic performance, school violence, tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, physical activity, dietary behavior, health and education policy, inter-agency cooperation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S., Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Nutrition Disorders, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Tobacco Use Disorder, United States, Violence, Health Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders, Sedentary Behavior

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