The health issues of young adulthood have received relatively little attention compared with those of adolescence, although the critical issues in young adulthood parallel those of adolescence. Young adults often fare worse than adolescents on health indicators, with many measures of negative outcomes--including rates of injury, homicide, and substance use--peaking during the young adult years. The contextual factors shaping health status and access to care in young adulthood differ significantly from the context of adolescence. This article synthesizes national data to present a health profile of young adults, reviewing social indicators that describe the context of young adulthood and presenting measures of health status. We examine mortality, morbidity, risky behaviors, and health care access and utilization, identifying the most significant gender and racial/ethnic disparities. The article also identifies limitations of existing data and offers suggestions for future research and health monitoring in this area. We conclude with a discussion of current efforts to address the health and well-being of young adults and argue for creating a national health agenda for young adults that includes research, programs and policies to address health issues during this period of the lifespan.

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:与青春期相比,青年期的健康问题受到的关注相对较少,尽管青年期的关键问题与青春期的问题平行。在健康指标上,年轻人通常比青少年情况更糟,在年轻人成年时期,有很多负面结果的衡量指标,包括伤害率,杀人率和药物使用率。决定健康状况和成年后获得医疗服务的情境因素与青春期有很大不同。本文综合了国家数据,以介绍年轻人的健康状况,回顾了描述年轻人成年背景的社会指标,并提出了健康状况的衡量指标。我们检查了死亡率,发病率,危险行为以及医疗保健的获取和利用,确定了最重要的性别和种族/族裔差异。本文还指出了现有数据的局限性,并为该领域的未来研究和健康监测提供了建议。最后,我们讨论了当前为解决年轻人的健康和福祉所做的努力,并争辩了制定一项针对年轻人的国家健康议程,其中包括研究,计划和政策,以解决这一生命周期内的健康问题。

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