March 24, 2014
Special Note
Visit the video library at The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Males for provider and patient education videos on AYA male health issues.
Visit The Partnership for Male Youth for more information. (partnershipformaleyouth.org)
News Clips
- What we owe America’s young men
Why President Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative is urgent
In 2011, New York City launched a public-private partnership called the Young Men’s Initiative. With financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and George Soros’ Open Societies Foundation, YMI intentionally focuses simultaneously on four key areas: education, employment, health and criminal justice.
New York Daily News
March 23, 2014 - CarePlus Offers New Therapy Group to Address Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
CarePlus is offering a new therapy group for children and adolescents called Freedom from Anxiety. The weekly sessions use an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy model to help children develop methods for coping with anxiety.
PR Web
March 21, 2014 - What is the most effective parenting style for black boys?
Building upon the buzz surrounding their documentary, “American Promise,” Joe Brewster and Michele Stevenson asked Mt. Airy author Hilary Beard to help them research and co-author a companion book.
Newsworks.org
March 21, 2014 - Research to uncover secrets of male obesity
A researcher at the University of Newcastle say a ‘one size fits all’ approach does not work for obesity programs and research is needed into what works for young men.
ABC News
March 20, 2014 - HPV-Linked Throat Cancer May Have Telltale First Symptoms
The first symptoms of throat and mouth cancer — also known as oropharyngeal cancer — may differ depending on whether the condition is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a small study suggests.
Health Day
March 20, 2014 - School suspension rates higher for black boys
The national average for suspensions among black males, though, was 20 percent —compared to 6 percent for whites and 9 percent for Hispanics.
The Eagle
March 19, 2014 - U.S. teens using inhalants such as glue declining
U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 using inhalants decreased from 820,000 in 2011 to about 650,000 in 2012, federal health officials say.
UPI
March 19, 2014 - Lower IQ, Worse Heart Fitness in Teens Linked to Risk of Early Dementia in Men
Having a lower IQ or poorer fitness at age 18 might increase a man’s risk of developing dementia before age 60, a new study suggests.
Health Day
March 17, 2014