title: [Health education: social representations of young people's concerns in Canada].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Canada, statistics show that young people are increasingly affected by health problems. As a result, the curriculum has been adapted to include health education and to meet the need for special health programs. But what do we really know about adolescents' and pre-service teachers'perceptions of health problems?
  
  
  METHODS
  An exploratory study was conducted using open and closed questions among 296 young people and 307 pre-service teachers from New Brunswick and Quebec.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data show that there were fewer differences between students and teachers in NB than between students and teachers in QC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide a basis for considering the kinds of activities that need to be made available to young people.
authors.affiliation: Université d'Ottawa, Faculté d'éducation Administration éducationnelle, 145, rue Jean-Jacques-Lussier, K1N 6N5 Ottawa, Canada. Claire.lsaBelle@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: IsaBelle
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaszap
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009509:New Brunswick; D011792:Quebec; D012961:Sociology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult