PSA Articles
Articles for 2012-2013 PSA Projects.
Bullying
What if my son is a bully?
https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2095385_2096859,00.html
What impact can cyber bullying have on it’s victims?
https://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-impact-cyberbullying-victims
Web of popularity achieved by bullying
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/web-of-popularity-weaved-by-bullying/
Parents may be teaching kids to be bullies
Drunk Driving
Why the teen brain is drawn to risk?
http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/02/why-the-teen-brain-is-drawn-to-risk/
Drunken driving crash shattered teen’s life.
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=7726721&page=1
Teen drinking and driving.
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/teendrinkinganddriving/
Alcohol fueled sleep, “less satisfying”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21147780
STD Prevention
Youth more aware of AIDS, but too many don’t know their HIV Status.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/28/youth-more-aware-of-
aids-but-too-many-still-dont-know-their-hiv-status/
Has US abstinence policy failed?
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7368219.stm
HPV Vaccine doesn’t alter sexual behavior
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/hpv-vaccination-does-not-change-sexual-behavior/
STDs rife among US teenage girls
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm
Teen Depression
Study: Are music-loving teens more likely to be depressed?
http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/12/study-are-music-loving-teens-more-
likely-to-be-depressed/
Late-night teens face greater “depression-risk.”
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8435955.stm
Teen depression
https://www.medicinenet.com/teen_depression/article.htm
Helping teens cope with stress
https://www.lifespan.org/articles-and-tips/parenting/helping-teens-cope-with-stress
Prescription Drug Abuse
For teens, prescription drugs are easy to come by.
http://healthland.time.com/2009/08/28/for-teens-prescription-
drugs-are-easy-to-come-by/#ixzz2HFPZlMle
Risky rise of the “good grade” pill.
Teens and drugs: Rite of passage or reciepe for addiction?
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/29/teens-and-drugs-rite-of-passage-or-recipe-for-addiction/
How childhood brain trama may make the brain vulnerable to addiction, depression.
Stress Management
Top five things that stress college students.
http://business.time.com/2012/07/31/back-to-school-top-five-things-that-stress-
college-students/
Helping teens cope with stress.
https://www.lifespan.org/articles-and-tips/parenting/helping-teens-cope-with-stress
Manage your stress
https://www.pamf.org/teen/life/stress/managestress.html
Stress
https://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html
Hygiene
Teen hygiene tips.
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/teen-hygiene
Smelly teen? Let’s talk teen hygiene.
https://teenhealth.about.com/od/physicalhealth/a/basichygiene.htm
Hygiene 101
https://www.msha.com/vwc/teens/your_body/caring_for/hygiene101/index.htm
Hygiene for teenagers
https://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/hygiene.html/context/1152
Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Is the fight against childhood obesity creating eating disorders?
http://ideas.time.com/2012/02/21/is-the-fight-against-childhood-obesity-
creating-eating-disorders/
For young athletes, good reason to break the fast food habit.
How can changes in nutrition change anemia
https://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-changes-nutirition-treat-anemia
Healthy eating for teenagers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/health/treatments/healthy_living/nutrition/life_adolescence.shtml
Combating Obesity
Is the fight against childhood obesity creating eating disorders?
http://ideas.time.com/2012/02/21/is-the-fight-against-childhood-obesity-
creating-eating-disorders/
Playing multiple sports helps beat teen obesity.
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20120716/playing-multiple-sports-helps-beat-teen-obesity
Lifestyle program in place to combat teenage obesity
https://www.chieftain.com/life/local/article_e42e99b8-6b7b-11df-bf66-001cc4c03286.html
Poorer children more likely to be obese
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21158087
Substance Abuse Prevention
Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs.
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-drug-abuse/My01099
Teens and drugs: Rite of passage or recipe for addiction?
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/29/teens-and-drugs-rite-of-passage-or-recipe-for-addiction
Young cannibis smokers can run the risk of low iq.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19372456
Preventing adolescent substance abuse.
https://www.hazelden.org/web/public/substance_abuse_prevention.page
Abusive Relationships
Why victims of teen violence can’t break the cycle.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/11/why-teen-victims-of-dating-violence-
cant-break-the-cycle/
Crazy love, crazy choices.
https://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/xxfactor_xxtra/2009/04/crazy_love_crazy_choices.html
Calls to tackle teen dating violence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16982473
New ad targets rape and sex abuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17230648
Fitness
Do teen workout programs work better without more or dad?
http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/13/do-teen-
weight-loss-programs-work-better-without-mom-or-dad/
#ixzz2HFc2WG6R
News Flash: A home-cooked meal cost less than fast food.
http://business.time.com/2011/09/26/news-flash-a-healthy-home-cooked-meal-costs-less-than-fast-food/
How not to get sick: Adolescence
https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1903873_1903816,00.html
Why is exercise important to teenagers
https://www.livestrong.com/article/476879-why-is-exercise-important-to-teenagers/
Cooking Demos For a Heart Healthy Body
Lunch is battlefield.
https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1975338,00.html
Healthy cooking techniques.
https://www.checksutterfirst.org/heartandvascular/prevention/cooking.cfm
Healthy Cooking Methods
https://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/healthy-cooking-methods
A healthy home-cooked meal, cost less than fast food
http://business.time.com/2011/09/26/news-flash-a-healthy-home-cooked-meal-costs-less-than-fast-food/
Flu Prevention
H1N1 can be deadly even for health kids.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/08/study-
h1n1-can-be-deadly-even-for-healthy-kids/#ixzz2HFh3o0ZO
CDC says, “Take 3 actions to fight the flu.”
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/preventing.htm
Twitter knows when your going to get sick
https://news.discovery.com/tech/twitter-predicts-sickness-120726.html
Flu Symptoms Q & A
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12113594
Texting and Driving
Death by txt.
https://gpssystems.net/texting-dangerous-driving/
More deadly crashes after dark linked to teen cell use.
http://healthland.time.com/2010/05/07/more-deadly-crashes-after-dark-linked-to-teen-cell-use/
NTSB ban on cell phone use behind the wheel.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/13/ntsb-calls-for-a-national-ban-on-cell-phones-behind-the-wheel/
Teen texting and driving: A modern day hazard
https://life.familyeducation.com/teen-phone-use/texting-and-driving/65129.html
Smoking
More teens smoking pot than cigarettes.
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/11/study-more-teens-smoking-pot-than-
cigarettes/
Exercise spurs more teen boys to stop smoking.
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/exercise-spurs-teenage-boys-to-stop-smoking/
Passive smoking “doubles hearing loss risk among teens.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14183871
Authentic Parenting: How to deal with teenage smoking
https://www.authenticparenting.info/2012/04/how-to-deal-with-teen-smoking.html
Skin Cancer Prevention
Study finds dramatic rise of skin cancer among adults.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/04/02/study-
finds-dramatic-rise-in-skin-cancer-among-young-adults/
#ixzz2HFnTkNxM
To tan or not?
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/opinion/to-tan-or-not.html?_r=0
SPF15 sunscreen not strong enough
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13601433
Protecting your skin from the sun
https://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/tc/protecting-your-skin-from-the-sun-topic-overview
Teen Pregnancy and Prevention
Half of teen moms don’t use birth control. Why that’s no surprise.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/20/why-its-
not-surprising-that-half-of-teen-girls-who-give-birth-shun-
birth-control/#ixzz2HFpzAA58
Plan to reduce teen pregnancies.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8097721.stm
Teen Pregnancy Prevention 2010-2015
http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/PreventTeenPreg.htm
Teen pregnancy prevention
https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teen-pregnancy-prevention