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Summary of Week 1

Summary of the week's learning and key issues in the field of adolescent health from Professor David Ross.

We hope that you enjoyed learning about the health of adolescents and young people and now understand its importance to and impact upon the lifecycle.

In Week 2 we move on to reproductive health, focusing on issues relating to family planning. Reproductive health is key in adolescence as an individual reaches sexual maturity and is able to reproduce.

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Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

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