After completing this chapter you should be able to:

• Analyze health issues in childhood, including risks and protective factors for healthy development. 
• Discuss the prevalence, effects, and treatment of eating disorders and substance use in adolescents and emerging adults.
• Identify common chronic diseases and sources of injury in adulthood, their risk factors, effects, and treatment.
• Distinguish among common dementias, their risk factors, effects, and treatment.