1. Norma Nacional de Costa Rica.pdf This national standard of Costa Rica guides the actions of health personnel and favors the implementation of a differentiated service that responds effectively to the characteristics and particular needs of adolescents. This standard constitutes a fundamental input for the exercise of health regulation, and is part of the new paradigm that aims to move from the emphasis on the care of the disease to the promotion of health. To do so, it assumes as a path to expand the frontier of preventive interventions and health promotion in adolescence, from a clear positioning of evidence-based actions, as well as in the targeting of interventions that favor the most vulnerable groups in this age group. a sense of equity in health. This norm is of obligatory national application for all institutions, establishments, organizations and persons with responsibilities in the field of integral health care services addressed to adolescents, be they public or private.