That means that there are no simple, across-the-board solutions for addressing health disparities. Instead, solutions must be sensitive to the different patterns of health risk that emerge across population groups as adolescents enter young adulthood.

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Our study is the first one of its kind because we followed the same people over time, looking at changes in their behavior.

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This is not a story where minorities are always worse off. It really depends on what behavior you are looking at.

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It's stunning. We looked at 20 areas, and 16 out of the 20 showed declines in health indicators.

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Maybe this is a transitional period with no impact. Maybe these young people get married, cut back drinking, quit smoking and their diet improves. I can't wait to find out.

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What's surprising is to see the decline in health across such a large array of outcomes.

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Diet got worse, people got less exercise, had less access to health care, there was a lower health insurance rate. Young adults drink more, smoke more cigarettes, use drugs.

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The disparities vary so much. It isn't one race or ethnic group that's always worse off.

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