Identifying At-Risk Youth

Effective Schooling Practices and At-Risk Youth

The question of effective, high-quality education means many things to many people--some would like our young people to be better educated in the "basic skills"; others are concerned that schools prepare "technologically literate" youth; and still others want schools to be places where kids learn discipline, citizenship and positive democratic values. while all of these concerns are serious, an...

Enhancing violence prevention in at-risk youth.

Traditional Karate and At-Risk Youth

This case study is of an at-risk youth that has participated in traditional karate classes. The study specifically examines the effects of the classes on her selfesteem, self-control, communication skills, social skills, and responsibility. This case study is on going and at this point in time there is not enough data to draw a significant conclusion. It is recommended that the methodology be r...

Identifying athletes at risk for sudden death.

In this issue of the Journal, Corrado et al. (1) have described a prospective cohort study conducted in Veneto Region of Italy from 1979 to 1999 comparing sudden death (SD) in competitive athletes versus non-athletes in the range of 12 to 35 years of age. The study was well powered at approximately 29,000,000 person-years. The prospective cohort design was also optimal in addressing the study q...

Identifying patients at high risk of dying

tients are living longer with chronic illness. Technology-laden end-of-life care is associated with poorer quality of life, lower satisfaction with care and increased anxiety and depression for family members. Ad vance care planning can increase the quality of life of dying patients, improve the experience of family members and decrease health care costs. Advance care planning is a process by w...