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Highlights the `Promoting Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports' report released in the United States in November 2000. Importance of physical activity and involvement of children in quality physical education (PE); Strategies to promote participation in PE; Health problems facing the youth.

The article reports on the Immunization Billing Project of the Illinois Public Health Association that aims to help local health departments improve service and revenue. Topics covered include the combined revenue generated by 10 health departments from billable services like immunizations, the new insurance of expanded Medicaid, and the use of preventive health marketing messages targeted toward youth.

The article reports on studies published in the May 2009 issue of the "American Journal of Public Health." A study found that food-insecure youth are more prone to being overweight. A study of almost 450 juvenile offenders revealed that 36 percent of participants reported hard drug use. In India, researchers found that school-based programs are an effective way to curb tobacco use among youth.

The article reports that youth around the U.S. will rally around tobacco awareness as part of the annual Kick Butts Day. To draw attention to the devastating effect tobacco use has on the health of youth, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is partnering with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in support of the event. The Kick Butts Day Web site includes information on planning activities, facts on tobacco use and downloadable activity guides. More than 1,000 youth become addicted to tobacco every day, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and more than a third of them will die prematurely because of tobacco use.

The article focuses on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, an initiative launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to explore the prevalence of secondhand smoke between 1999 and 2005. The initiative found that a big percentage of teenagers across the world are exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in public places. It also concluded that more than half of the 13- to 15-year-old students included in the survey were exposed to secondhand smoke in public places.

Reports the effectiveness of comprehensive tobacco prevention programs in Texas to help adults and teens stop smoking. Budget allocated by Texas Legislature for the program; Details on the media campaigns and community and school programs used in the project; Findings on the areas with multiple programs and high media campaigns.

Presents information on the report entitled `Health, United States, 2000,' from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Increase in mammography screening; Death rates from breast cancer; Statistics on adolescent health; Findings on the nation's overall health.