youth needs assessment

Assessing Youth 's Education Relative to Health-related Issues and Concerns

Introduction

Almost half of the world 's population today is being occupied by the young people , or also known as the youth . As a matter of fact , almost three-billion people around the globe are within /under the age of twenty-five years old , 85 of whom are living in developing countries (United Nations Population Fund , 2005 ) - and such is expected to rise for another thirty years (Ashford , et al , 2006 . In a World Youth Report (2003 ) of the United Nations , it was

cited that around half of the world 's inhabitants are less than twenty years old . Furthermore , in its 2006 data sheet , the World Youth Report specified that it has been projected that people under twenty-five years old will reach a population of 3 .13-billion in 2010 and will increase to 3 .13-billion in 2030

Basing the aforementioned figures , it can be deemed that the world is being comprised by the younger generations . In hindsight , one can gain the idea that nearly half of the world 's human resources are the youth (Van , 2000 . It is in this juncture that one can realise the importance of taking good care of the young since they are the present and the future of the world . Their becoming can shape the world 's future thus they play a crucial role in the present society . It is even believed by many that youths are the prime movers towards global integration , and prosperous future for their respective organisations and nations (Fenech , 1998

One of the best ways of taking good care the young people is by looking into their needs . Notably , the high school age youth are more vulnerable to changes and the things that are happening around them . In this transition stage , they are exposed to physical changes , and the abrupt developments in their emotions , intelligence and sociability (Cox , 1999

It is also in this phase wherein they are searching for their identity and seeking for intimacy from the opposite sex . They become more aggressive and curious for the things that they have not experienced or known . In this effect , young people need proper guidance in how to cope up with these changes . They need support system that will understand their pains , dreams , frustrations and ideas (Familydoctor .org , 2000 They need someone who is open-minded enough to understand what the young people are undergoing within the context of this modern time

It is in this basis that proper education should be served most especially to the young people . Accordingly , education equips the young for adulthood as it aids for their development of physical and cognitive skills (Lloyd , 2005

Thus , proper education is the basic need among the young people According to Lloyd (2005 , schooling also plays an essential role in the young people 's health . Health concerns among this young generation is mostly brought upon by unsafe sex and , sometimes , the promiscuous lifestyle caused by raging hormones and pressure from peer groups . In...