U.S. Teens in Our World: Understanding the Health of U.S. Youth in Comparison to Youth in Other Countries—Executive Summary

This executive summary compares health issues of U.S. youths with foreign-born youths. It includes information on adolescent characteristics regardless of nationality and provides data assessing health behavioral patterns of teens in relation to their family, peers, and school surroundings. The summary discusses how age, gender, and other attributes display similarities and differences in youths from different countries. It includes references.