出版社：Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
摘要：Healthy adolescent development is closely related to adolescents’ behavior, which in turn, is influenced by the social contexts in which adolescents live their lives. Social policies aimed at the promotion of health and well-being of adolescents advanced by several public offices (e.g., MINSAL, MINEDUC, INJUV) include youth participation and community involvement at its core. This paper discusses the central tenets of the health promotion approach and the specific role of youth participation. Findings from an empirical study of community involvement in youth from La Florida and Macul counties in Santiago are reported. A discrepancy between perceived needs for youth participation and youth’s actual involvement in community activities and organizations is found. According to the results of the study, youth is only minimally involved in activities organized by formal and informal institutions, and in community settings such as school government, church groups, youth programs, neighborhood or political organizations. The implications of these findings for the advancement of health and social policies that promote youth participation to advance their own health and well-being are discussed.
其他摘要：Healthy adolescent development is closely related to adolescents’ behavior, which inturn, is influenced by the social contexts in which adolescents live their lives. Socialpolicies aimed at the promotion of health and well-being of adolescents advanced by several public offices (e.g., MINSAL, MINEDUC, INJUV) include youth participationand community involvement at its core. This paper discusses the central tenets of the health promotion approach and the specific role of youth participation.Findings from an empirical study of community involvement in youth from La Floridaand Macul counties in Santiago are reported. A discrepancy between perceivedneeds for youth participation and youth’s actual involvement in community activitiesand organizations is found. According to the results of the study, youth is onlyminimally involved in activities organized by formal and informal institutions, andin community settings such as school government, church groups, youth programs,neighborhood or political organizations. The implications of these findings for theadvancement of health and social policies that promote youth participation toadvance their own health and well-being are discussed.
关键词：adolescence, health promotion, participation, public policies;adolescencia, promoción de la salud, participación, políticas públicas
其他关键词：adolescence, health promotion, participation, public policies
