Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2009

Abstract

YRBS data are used to measure progress toward achieving 20 national health objectives for Healthy People 2020 and one of the 26 leading health indicators; to assess trends in priority health-risk behaviors among high school students; and to evaluate the impact of broad school and community interventions at the national, state, and local levels. More effective school health programs and other policy and programmatic interventions are needed to reduce risk and improve health outcomes among youth.

Keywords

Youth Risk Behavior SurveyMedicineEnvironmental healthSuicide preventionInjury preventionPoison controlOccupational safety and healthNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemYoung adultGerontologyDemographyPopulation

Affiliated Institutions

National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention US

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 61
Issue: 4
Pages: 1-162
Citations: 1757
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                                    Danice K. Eaton, 
                                
                                    Laura Kann, 
                                
                                    Steve Kinchen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2009. 
                            PsycEXTRA Dataset
                            , 61
                            (4)
                            , 1-162.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/e661322010-001
                        

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DOI: 10.1037/e661322010-001