The California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) is a comprehensive youth health risk and resilience data collection service for local education agencies (LEAs) sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE). It is an easily customized, comprehensive self-report youth survey for grades 5-12. It assesses all major areas of health-related risk behavior and resilience (assets), with an emphasis on preventing substance use and violence and on promoting positive youth development and well-being. This section provides an overview to the survey's purpose, its content and format, its requirements, the reporting process and fees, and the procedures for maintaining data confidentiality. Subsequent sections provide a step-by-step guide to the tasks that need to be performed by District Survey Coordinators. (Includes 4 appendices.)