Daily HealthBeat Tip - March 05, 2007

Teens, working, hours, and safety

"Carol Runyan of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill says some teens are not supposed to work late hours on school nights."

"In terms of what’s legal and what’s not, those teens under age 16 are not supposed to be working after 7 o’clock on a school night. And for that group, 37 percent indicated that they had worked after 7 on a school night." (14 seconds)

Last revised: March, 09 2007