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1. Assignment: Female Adolescent Health Care Needs
Assignment: Female Adolescent Health Care Needs ON Assignment: Female Adolescent
Health Care NeedsFemale Adolescent Health Care NeedsThe female adolescent health care
needs that you study this week have implications far beyond the individual level. They also
are issues that require action on state and national levels, where legislators, policy makers,
and health care leaders must make decisions on resource allocation. This week you are
asked to step into a health psychology professional’s shoes and examine issues related to
female adolescents present in specific U.S. states, as well as in the nation.To prepare for this
Discussion, pretend that you have been asked to be on a committee examining the current
health care needs of female adolescents in a particular state. If your last name begins with
A–H, your assigned state is New York. If your last name begins with I–P, your assigned state
is Arizona. If your last name begins with Q–Z, your assigned state is Oregon. Research your
assigned state’s needs regarding female adolescents’ health issues on the Internet and in the
Walden Library. Explore the cultural groups in the state and how female adolescent issues
may differ among these groups. Assignment: Female Adolescent Health Care NeedsWith
these thoughts in mind:Post by Day 4 a description of the three health care needs that are
most important for female adolescents in the state you were assigned. Justify, by
percentage, how you would allocate resources for these needs (the percentage must add up
to 100%). Then explain how the priority needs in the state you were assigned may be
different from those nationally. your post with statistics and references.Be sure to your
postings and responses with specific references to the Learning
Resources.READINGSLeCroy, C. W. (2008). Adolescent girls and the pathway to adulthood.
In C.W. LeCroy, & J. E. Mann (Eds.), Handbook of prevention and intervention programs for
adolescent girls (pp. 2–9). doi: 10.1002/9781118269848.ch0Brown, L. M., & Tappan, M. B.
(2008). Fighting like a girl fighting like a guy: Gender identity, ideology, and girls at early
adolescence. New Directions for Child & Adolescent Development, 2008(120), 47–59.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.Franko, D. L., Striegel-Moore, R. H., Bean, J.,
Tamer, R., Kraemer, H. C., Dohm, F., & Daniels, S. R. (2005). Psychosocial and health
consequences of adolescent depression in black and white young adult women. Health
Psychology, 24(6), 586–593.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.Helgeson, V. S.,
Lopez, L. C., & Kamarck, T. (2009). Peer relationships and diabetes: Retrospective and
ecological momentary assessment approaches. Health Psychology, 28(3), 273–
282.Retrieved from the Walden library databases.Keleher, H., & Franklin, L. (2008).
Changing gendered norms about women and girls at the level of household and community:

2. A review of the evidence. Global Public Health, 3(Suppl. 1), 42–57.Retrieved from the
Walden Library databases.Talpade, M., & Talpade, S. (2001). Early puberty in African-
American girls: Nutrition past and present. Adolescence, 36(144), 789–795.Retrieved from
the Walden Library databases.MEDIALaureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer).
(2012). Adolescence. Baltimore, MD: Author.ote: The approximate length of this media piece
is 6 minutes.Attachment preview[VIDEO]
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