Dear
AJPM
reader,
As the academic year comes to a close for youth across the country, we’re reminded of the importance and impact of the school environment on adolescent health, particularly when dealing with substance use disorders. Our latest issue features some of the newest research on the cultural and environmental factors that contribute to substance use among adolescents and strategies for reducing the risk.
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and multiracial adolescents have higher prevalence of using illicit substances, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts, planning, and attempts compared to non-Hispanic white adolescents.
- E-cigarette use is more prevalent among ever and past 30-day smoking adolescents compared with never smoking adolescents. In a national survey, past 30-day e-cigarette use was reported by 54.5% of past 30-day smokers, 26.5% of ever/not past 30-day smokers, and 4.6% of never smokers.
- Liquor store proximity, or having a liquor store within 800 meters of home or school, at age 14 years is a significant predictor of alcohol intake at age 17 years but not at age 20 years.
We hope you enjoy these articles and the rest of our
June issue
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Yours in prevention and health,
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved direct-to-consumer genetic tests for inherited disease risks, but disparities in awareness of these tests across ethnic groups could limit potential benefits.
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This special issue focuses on the development of and delivery by the behavioral health workforce, identifying achievements, barriers, and future opportunities for this diverse group of professionals, peer workers, case coordinators, and paraprofessional workers
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Researchers found that younger lesbian women, younger gay men, and bisexual men and women of all ages had elevated rates of nicotine/tobacco use compared to heterosexual adults in the U.S.
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AJPM at Preventive Medicine 2018
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AJPM
attended the
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of
ACPM
, and Editor-in-Chief Matthew Boulton, Deputy Editor William Wadland, Associate Editors Robert Wallace and Patrick Remington, and Editorial Board Member Karen Glanz presented on Friday morning. The five
AJPM
representatives addressed publishing and peer review, guiding the audience through the
AJPM
publication process and providing advice for authors and reviewers.
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Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
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Robert B. Wallace, MD, MPH
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Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
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