Course: Adolescent Health and Development
Schedule
Session | Topic | Activities |
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Assignments | ||
Midterm | Take home covering lectures 1-10 | |
Final | Paper addressing a problem in adolescent public health | |
Week 1 | ||
0 | Introduction—Welcome to Adolescent Health and Development | Lecture 0 |
1 | Adolescence: A Field of Study | Lecture 1 |
2 | The History of Adolescence in the United States | Lecture 2 |
Week 2 | ||
3 | Adolescent Development: Physical and Psychological | Lecture 3
Reading |
4 | Adolescent Brain Development | Lecture 4
Reading |
Week 3 | ||
5 | Adolescent Risk Taking and Decision Making | Lecture 5
Reading |
6 | Adolescence in the Family | Lecture 6
Reading |
Week 4 | ||
7 | Social Capital: The Untapped Power of Schools to Improve the Health of Youth | Lecture 7
Reading |
8 | Resilience in Adolescence | Lecture 8
Reading |
LiveTalk 1 | Discussion | |
Week 5 | ||
9 | Adolescent Trends: United States | Lecture 9
Reading |
10 | Adolescent Trends: Global | Lecture 10
Reading |
Week 6 | ||
11 | Depression and Suicidality among Adolescents | Lecture 11
Reading |
12 | Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse | Lecture 12 Reading |
LiveTalk 2 | Discussion | |
Week 7 | ||
13 | Juvenile Violence | Lecture 13
Reading |
14 | Obesity in Adolescence | Lecture 14
Reading |
Week 8 | ||
15 | Adolescent Reproductive Health and Behavior | Lecture 15
Reading |
16 | Effective Programs for Youth | Lecture 16 Reading |
LiveTalk 3 | Discussion |