WHO Fact Sheet: Adolescent and Young Health

These compiled resources on children and population dynamics are part of the resource pack on children’s health curated by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator. Over the past several decades, countries across the world have made significant strides in reducing the number of children who die before they are five years old. As more children survive past childbirth and into adolescence, many countries have experienced a “youth bulge,” where a large share of the…

These compiled resources on children and noncommunicable diseases and associated risk factors are part of the resource pack on children’s health  curated by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator. The selected resources provide an introduction to the circumstances and risk factors—physical inactivity, poor diet, tobacco use, mental health disorders, and obesity—that make children vulnerable to noncommunicable diseases. While local determinants of health contribute to the escalating risks among youth, resources are included that acknowledge…

This web-based portal provides a resource guide from the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and is designed for advocates and practitioners interested in applying a human-rights-based approach to health issues. It is organized into 11 sections: an introduction provides a primer on the human right to health, then 10 topic chapters focus on specific health issues (patient care, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, harm reduction, palliative care, disability, access to medicines) or vulnerable populations (children, minorities,…