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Dennis M. Gorman, PhD

Dennis M. Gorman is with the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Dennis M. Gorman, PhD, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, TAMU 1266, College Station, TX 77843-1266 (e-mail: gorman@srph.tamhsc.edu).

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ALTHOUGH FRANKFORD HAS identified important problems in prevention and positive youth development, there are at least 2 concerns about the type of positive youth development framework proposed. First, a broad analysis of youth development provides only a starting point for understanding the etiology and course of adolescent problem behaviors and the development of effective interventions. Second, a focus on positive youth development may not provide the basis for a truly public health approach because it may be tied to strategies that "fix" or "inoculate" individuals through participation in inter-and intrapersonal prevention programs, rather than promote strategies to strengthen the broader . . . [Full Text]