http://d15h7vkr8e4okv.cloudfront.net/NATEE1109.pdf

Uses statistics released by the Pentagon to show that 75% of youth cannot serve in the military because of education deficiencies, a criminal record, or obesity. From Mission Readiness, a national security organization of more than 80 retired military leaders.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/221/221AdFemTx2k9.htm

Reports that marijuana and alcohol accounted for 80% of adolescent female admissions but that female admissions comprised less than one third of substance abuse treatment admissions for youth aged 12-17. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1496

Press release which announces that the Peace Corps recruited 15,386 applicants in FY 2009, an 18% increase over the previous year. Also provides demographic characteristics of current Peace Corps volunteers, the geographic regions in which they serve, and the seven general skill sectors for volunteers. From the Peace Corps.

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/218861.pdf

Subtitled: Addressing Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice. Describes how local law enforcement authorities must comply with national requirements relating to the proportion of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. Provides how-to guidance for complying with federal standards and background information on media coverage and public attitudes about crime, race, and youth. From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/152/152Trends.htm

Reports declining use by adolescents of tobacco products, especially cigarettes whose use dropped from 13% in 2002 to 9.1% of youth in 2008. Statistics tables cover trends in use of tobacco products, trends in cigarette use, and trends in initiation of cigarette use. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-23144_PI.pdf

Text of the notice in the Federal Register about the ban on cigarettes with artificial or natural flavorings. The ban on candy and fruit flavored cigarettes is part of the federal campaign to prevent adolescent smoking. From the Food and Drug Administration.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/nis-2008-released.htm

Provides statistics on rates of vaccination for teens by area, race/ethnicity, and poverty status. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/218/218SchoolRef2k9_web.pdf

Reports that about 134,000 youth 17 years old or younger were referred for substance abuse treatment for alcohol or drug abuse in 2007. Includes details about substances of abuse, treatment characteristics, and geographic locations. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf

Reports that the proportion of youth, aged 16 to 24, who were employed in July 2009 was 51%, the lowest July rate on record since the statistical series began in 1948. Also provides data on sex and race/ethnicity of the youth. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/PCAST_H1N1_Report.pdf

Examines the strategic issues raised by the likely resurgence in Fall 2009 of the novel influenza virus called 2009-H1N1 and reviews the full range of response options for minimizing negative impacts from an epidemic. Warns that the influenza could produce infection in 30-50% of the U.S. population in the fall and winter and could cause between 30,000 and 90,000 deaths concentrated among children and young adults. From the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

http://prevention.samhsa.gov/tobacco/synarreportfy2008.pdf

Reports that the national weighted average rate of tobacco sales to minors in 2008 was 9.9%, the lowest in 12 years. Offers statistics by state and analysis of effectiveness of legislation designed to reduce tobacco sales to minors. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration