A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue and provides recommendations for how it should be addressed. This Advisory and Toolkit calls attention to the growing concerns about the effects of screen use on youth mental and physical health and offers recommendations for youth, families, health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and tech companies.
For families, page 27 outlines specific actions and steps that you can take to help manage screen time and model healthy behavior.
For schools, page 29 outlines implementing phone-free policies, teaching digital citizenship and media literacy, and limited screen use in the classroom.
For policymakers, page 34 outlines the importance of building strong, resilient communities through legislation that supports the development, implementation and evaluation of digital and media literacy curricula in schools.
