Book
Health of Adolescent Girls: Principles and Recommendations/A Background Paper on the Health of Adolescent Girls
New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
This background paper (in English & French) presents data on the health of adolescent girls in New Brunswick. Topics which were examined include: nutritional status, eating disorders, teenage pregnancy & abortion, non-medical drug use, physical activity & mental health (self-esteem, depression & suicide). An overview of health services available to adolescent girls accompanies each topic.