TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Morbidity A1 - Alston-Taylor, Sharonda A1 - Mostajabian, Salina A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 1.2 billion adolescents ages 10 to 19 years worldwide, of whom more than 40 million live in the United States, based on the 2012 Census data. This population is growing in numbers as well as in racial-ethnic and socioeconomic status diversity, which presents unique challenges, such as inconsistent access to care and adverse effects related to poverty, unstable housing, and homelessness. These variables factor in to morbidity among adolescents and young adults, presenting opportunities through policies and programs to improve public health and health economics outcomes in youth. Measurements such as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which is the sum of years lived with disability (YLD) and years of life lost (YLL), are used in the field of public health to gain a better understanding of the burden of disease. These measures are particularly important when assessing morbidity in adolescents, since many chronic diseases of adulthood have their origin during the teen years. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/06 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922957 ER -