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GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M DR. PHOEBE THORPE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ADOLESCENCE PREPARING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS. LET'S GET STARTED. FIRST, HOUSEKEEPING. PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS HAS CREDITS AVAILABLE. SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE ALSO ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE A SPECIAL VIDEO CALLED "BEYOND THE DATA" THAT WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY AFTER TODAY'S SESSION. WE ARE ALSO TWEETING TODAY. SO, PLEASE USE #CDCGRANDROUNDS FOR YOUR TWEETING NEEDS. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CDC PUBLIC HEALTH LIBRARY FOR ARTICLES RELATED TO ADOLESCENCE AND THEIR HEALTH. CDC.GOV/LIBRARY/SCICLIPS. HERE IS A PREVIEW OF OUR UPCOMING SESSIONS. PLEASE JOIN US LIVE AROUND THE WEB AND AS AN UPDATE WHILE THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE IN POLIO. THIS PAST TUESDAY MARKS ONE YEAR OF NO POLIO CASES IN AFRICA. [ APPLAUSE ] >> IN ADDITION TO OUR OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED HERE. THANK YOU. AND NOW, A FEW WORDS FROM CDC'S DIRECTOR, DR. FRIEDEN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I WORKED FOR MANY YEARS WITH AN EDUCATOR WHO SAID THAT ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE THINGS OF BEING AN EDUCATOR IS THAT EVERYONE, SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN TO SCHOOL THINKS THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN SCHOOLS. I THINK THE OPPOSITE CAN BE TRUE OF ADOLESCENCE. SINCE WE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH IT, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GET THROUGH IT IN A HEALTHY WAY. IT'S A WONDERFUL AND TERRIBLE TIME OF LIFE AND A TIME OF RAPID CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLE, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 17, A PARENT CAN AGE 20 YEARS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, ADOLESCENCE ARE ESTABLISHING PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR, MAKING LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT MAY STAY WITH THEM FOR MUCH OR ALL OF THEIR ADULT LIVES. THEY ARE CHOOSING WHETHER OR NOT TO SMOKE, WHETHER TO USE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, WHETHER TO BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE, WHAT TO EAT, HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY YOU GET. ALL THE ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOR THAT IS WILL DETERMINE, TO A GREAT EXTENT, HOW LONG AND HEALTHY THEIR LIVES WILL BE. THEY ARE INCREASINGLY INDEPENDENT AND WITH THAT BECOMES EXPLORATION, TRYING OUT NEW BEHAVIORS AND OPENNESS INFLUENCES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, MANY OF THEM NOT SO HEALTHY. THAT IS WHY WE SEE NEARLY A THIRD OF STUDENTS REPORTING HAVING TRIED TWO OR MORE TOBACCO PRODUCTS. BARELY A QUARTER BEING ACTIVE, BUT PROGRESS, AS YOU WILL HEAR IN AREAS. THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER IN TERMS OF SEVERAL RISK FACTORS, WHETHER IT'S SAFE DRIVING OR REDUCED ALCOHOL USE, TEEN PREGNANCY. BUT, STILL, MUCH UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND MUCH MORE THAT COULD BE HEALTHIER AND MUCH SAFER. IF WE THINK ABOUT THE INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENCE, THEY RANGE FROM SCHOOL TO PARENTS TO COMMUNITY TO PEERS AND THAT WAS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. SOCIETIAL NORMS AND GOVERNMENTAL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WITH THIS TIME OF OPENNESS, CHANGE IS ALSO A TIME OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR A LIFETIME. INTERVENTIONS...