ERIC Number: ED622875
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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Evaluating Key Aspects of Student Health: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015. Evaluation Matters. Volume 5, Number 5
Carbone, Jonathan N.
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
This report examines the results of the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. The YRBS, conducted biennially at the national and state/local levels, monitors the following four risk categories: (1) unintentional injuries and violence; (2) tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; (3) sexual behaviors; and (4) dietary behaviors and physical activity. Specifically analyzed is the relationship between representative at-risk behaviors reported by senior high students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) who participated in the YRBS. Student characteristics were found to be predictive of key risk behaviors (substance use, attempted suicide, sexual activity, and obesity) with substance use in almost every case, predicting a greater likelihood of engaging in the other key risk behaviors.
Descriptors: Risk, Youth, Health Behavior, High School Students, National Surveys, Student Characteristics, Health, Suicide, Obesity, Sexuality, Injuries, Violence, Smoking, Drinking, Drug Use, Physical Activities, Dietetics
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132. Tel: 305-995-1000; Fax: 305-995-7521; Web site: http://oada.dadeschools.net/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis (ARDA)
Identifiers - Location: Florida (Miami)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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