Guest Speaker:  Silvia Blaustein, M.D., Co-Chief of Adolescent Medicine, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

During adolescence, teens develop patterns of behavior and make lifestyle choices that impact their current and future health. Parents and school personnel can help adolescents avoid health risk behaviors, including tobacco and substance abuse, participating in gangs or other violent activities or becoming sexually active as well as promote good health habits that last a lifetime. Dr. Blaustein will outline the various health risks that impact teens and discuss the critical importance of protective factors, including a youngster’s feeling of connectedness to family, school and community in supporting positive health behaviors and academic achievement.

This program will be held at William Paterson University, 1600 Valley Road, Wayne.

Pre-registration is required. Register by phone or on-line at www.wpunj.edu/cpe.  The registration fee is $15.