title: Health concerns for African American youth.
abstract: African American youth today face many challenges that can result in poor decisions and lead to high risk behavior. This nation has experienced a decrease in the number of teen pregnancies, but among African American youth the rates are still too high. African American youth also struggle with alcohol and drug addiction and limited access to health care. In short, there are many challenges to providing appropriate health care to our youth.
authors.affiliation: Student and Multicultural Affairs at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Battle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012935:Social Justice; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000208:ethnology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology