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Eaton, Danice K.; Kann, Laura; Okoro, Catherine A.; Collins, Janet – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
This study examined the prevalence of selected clinical preventive health services, health status indicators, health risk behaviors, and health-promoting behaviors among adults aged 18 to 24 years in the general U.S. population. The study analyzed data from the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Nearly 30% of young adults lacked…
Descriptors: Health Services, Obesity, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
Greggo, Jennifer; Jones, Sherry Everett; Kann, Laura – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
By better understanding differences in health-risk behaviors among youth in rural, suburban and urban communities, health educators and other public health practitioners can more appropriately focus prevention and health care programs. In this study, we examined data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) to determine whether…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Suburbs, Place of Residence, Public Health