Estilo de vida e riscos à saúde de adolescentes e jovens

Introduction: The occurrence of transmissible and non-communicable diseases related to lifestyle has acquired relevance in the juvenile phase. The objective was to describe aspects of the lifestyle of participants of a Teen Health Care Center. Materials and methods: Descriptive study of qualitative approach carried out with 13 adolescents and young people registered in the Adolescent Health Care Center of a city of Baixada Litorânea, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using standardized self-administered questionnaires. Results: Inappropriate eating habits; Precocity of the onset of sexual intercourse and irregular use of condoms; Absence of regular physical activity and embarrassing situations experienced at school were identified. Discussion: The commitment in these aspects of lifestyle indicates that there are situations of health risks that demand new preventive strategies besides the educational actions with the young public. Conclusions: There is a need for planning and implementation of local intersectoral actions at primary and secondary health care levels aimed at reducing youth vulnerabilities on inadequate feeding, sexual precocity, irregular physical activity and school violence