The NEXT Generation Health Study
(NEXT) is a seven-year longitudinal assessment of a representative
sample of U.S. adolescents starting at grade 10. NEXT fills
significant research gaps on adolescence as they transition into
adulthood. There are no current longitudinal surveys of obesogenic
behaviors, substance use, and risky driving and their determinants
during this developmental period. The goals of NEXT include to:
identify the trajectory of health behaviors; to identify genetic,
personal, family, school, and social/environmental factors that
promote positive health behaviors; identify transition points in
health risk and risk behaviors; and examine the role of
gene-environment interactions in health status. NEXT data has been
utilized by NICHD, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Maternal and Child Health Branch of
the Health Resources and Services Administration to fulfill program
requirements.
US Code:
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USC 285g Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
Changes made to the survey
instrument reflect the aging of the study participants from
mid-adolescents to emerging adults, and are listed in Attachment
8.
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