Editorial Philosophy

Authoritative content from Rosen Publishing—the most trusted name in guidance resources for over fifty years—is available online for the first time, in Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers.

In keeping with Rosen tradition, all content in Teen Health & Wellness is created for teens with their unique concerns and perspective in mind.  Information throughout is presented using a sensitive, respectful, and age-appropriate approach. Teen-friendly articles make complex topics understandable. They also give insight into the teen experience—crucial for parents, teachers, librarians, therapists, and others who are part of teens’ lives and who support teens.

Teen Health & Wellness provides comprehensive curricular support. Developed with a team of experienced health and wellness writers, educators, librarians, and expert reviewers, it contains critical information for research and reports, and is closely aligned to curriculum standards.

Teen Health & Wellness is for educational purposes only. While our goal is to provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on teen health and wellness issues, we cannot provide health and wellness advice or send a personal reply to health-related questions. If teens have a question on a health or wellness issue, we strongly encourage them to speak to a qualified medical professional or a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher, or guidance counselor.

Award-Winning Content

Teen Health & Wellness draws on Rosen’s award-winning series, including Coping, Need to Know, and others.

This resource includes material adapted from an extensive library of more than 700 new and backlist Rosen books from its most trusted and respected series. Through a rigorous editorial process, all content is thoroughly reviewed and revised as needed for online use. Content is written by professional writers, experienced in communicating to a teen audience, and with expertise in varied fields including science, medicine, psychology, guidance, career counseling, and others.

To ensure its accuracy and relevance, all content is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. Our standards of editorial integrity mandate that each entry includes the date it was last updated.

In addition, all content strives to be inclusive in terms of race, sex, religion, economic status, and other teen experiences.

Teen Health & Wellness does not accept advertising.

Expert Review Board

All content in Teen Health & Wellness is reviewed by a team of leading professionals across fields including medicine, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, guidance, and career counseling.

Find out more about the members of the Teen Health & Wellness Expert Review Board and read their biographies here.

Accessibility

At Teen Health & Wellness, we are committed to ensuring that our products are accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities.

Teen Health & Wellness meets all level-one guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. It is also designed to meet Priority 1 and 2 of the Web 3 Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. Compliance with each of these guidelines has also been documented and reviewed during the visual design build phase.

Teen Health & Wellness also features AccessiBe, an accessibility tool that helps make our site friendlier for users with disabilities. Users can adjust AccessiBe’s settings to clear flashes, enhance visuals, reduce distractions, increase focus, and optimize for screen readers, among other features. For users with screen readers, the tool is enabled automatically. AccessiBe aims to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. You can check all the features by clicking on the icon in the lower right corner of the screen on any page. From there, you can explore all the tools that are available.

If you have trouble accessing or reading any part of this site, please contact us.

External Links and Resources

All recommended Web sites and organizations are annotated and reviewed by Rosen’s team of editors, professionals experienced in creating content for teens.

However, since Web content is constantly changing, the Rosen Publishing Group recommends that young adults and children check with their parents or teachers before visiting any linked Web sites.

Recommended fiction and nonfiction books are based on selections from leading experts in their fields as well as young adult librarian recommendations.

Scientific American: Resource Articles

Teen Health & Wellness has partnered with Scientific American magazine to offer reviewed content about important research, health, technology, science, the environment, and society. Scientific American is the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States and continues to be a trusted source for the latest information and happenings in science around the world.

Scientific American magazine articles have been reviewed and selected by Rosen’s team of editors and added to appropriate sections for educators and students. These high-interest articles provide additional and unique content regarding Teen Health & Wellness topics to further support health and science inquiry and instruction. While students can read the additional content individually, educators and librarians can also use the archive of Scientific American: Resource Articles to use selections as a resource for group or classroom instruction.

Citations

All citations appear in MLA 8 (Modern Language Association) format, APA (American Psychological Association) format, and Chicago Manual of Style format.