The recent 2022 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) on Adolescent Health brought to light a worrisome decline in the health and lifestyle habits of Malaysian teenagers. On this episode of #ConsiderThis, we dissect why public policy attention to adolescent health is no longer just an option but an urgent necessity. Melisa Idris speaks to Associate Professor Dr Noor Azimah Muhammad, Consultant in Family Medicine and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Family Medicine, at UKM’s Faculty of Medicine.