Introduction: The importance of the health of adolescents has started to receive increasing recognition particularly in developing countries where four out of five of the world’s young people live and where more than half the population is under the age of 25. Aims and Objectives: The study was done with the objectives of assessing the the health status profiles of adolescent girls residing in   welfare hostel in Kuppam town of Andhra Pradesh. Materials and Methods: study was conducted among adolescent school  girls who were residing in the  social and tribal welfare hostel in Kuppam Mandal of Chittoor Disrtict. Andhra Pradesh. Results: A total of 218 Adolescent school girls were studied. Our study found out there was high prevalence of undernutrtion (68.8%) which was significantly associated with the younger age. There was also higher prevalence of morbidity conditions like reproductive (26.1%), skin (25.5%) and dental problems (19.3%). Emphasizing regular school health programmes for health education, early detection and proper treatment will curtail the burden of malnutrition among this population.

Keywords:  Adolescence; Health; Morbidity; School; Undernutrition.