The health status of emerging young adults from 18 to 26th birthday is a major concern facing our nation. These "new adolescents":Source: University of Southern California
In other words: "Emerging young adults are adrift in the perfect storm of health risks".
- face greater behavioral and non-behavioral health risks than either adolescents aged 12-17 or young adults aged 26-34. Overall, emerging young adults have the highest rates of motor vehicle injury and death, homicide, mental health problems, sexually transmitted infections and substance abuse
- compared to those two age groups, emerging young adults often have the lowest perception of risk and
- this age group has the least access to care and has the highest uninsured rate in the United States.
Too often they are considered the "young invincibles" needing only catastrophic health coverage when in fact they need broad comprehensive health coverage.
Our goal in producing this chart book is to provide health care providers, health care networks and vendors, institutions, and policy makers with the data they need to make informed decisions about broad health care coverage and health prevention interventions in emerging young adults.
A national "emerging young adult" health agenda must be developed for this at risk age group. This should include thoughtful health care research, programs and national and state policies regarding delivery and access to health care.
Download An Analysis of Health Conditions, Behaviors, Risks, and Access to Services Among Emerging Young Adults
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