title: [First-generation immigrant adolescents' physical and mental health and behaviors].
abstract: The objectives of this article are to: a) review literature about physical, mental health and behaviors of first generation immigrant adolescents and its evolution; b) compare first and second generations immigrant adolescents'health. Studies usually compare first generation and others adolescents groups: 1) first generation adolescents shows better physical health and behaviors than second generation; 2) first generation adolescents shows variable results for mental health compared to second generation and host adolescents according to the studies; 3) a degradation of physical health and behaviors is observed with the time passed in the host country. These results show necessity of a precocious evaluation of first generation adolescents' needs for a good planification of health promotion and prevention actions to preserve their health advantage at arrival.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'éducation pour la santé, école de santé publique, faculté de médecine, université catholique de Louvain, 5070, avenue Emmanuel-Mounier, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique. florence.renard@reso.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noirhomme-Renard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deccache
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D012036:Refugees; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology