Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

YRBSS

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Youth Risk Behavior Survey National state and local results from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBSS are now available

What is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBSS The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death disability and

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What are the Components of the YRBSS The YRBSS includes national state territorial tribal and local school based surveys of representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students These surveys are conducted every

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are Overweight At Risk for Overweight and Applying Unhealthy Methods to Lose Weight

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be promoted before unhealthy behaviors are initiated or become ingrained Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight or at Risk of Becoming Overweight Students who were greater than or equal to the 85th percentile but less than the 95th percentile for body mass index by age and sex Students who were greater than

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Abstract 2 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Web site

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Home |

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Know the Facts

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Portable Document Format PDF 237K Learn more about PDFs

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Responsible sexual behavior United States 1995 and 1999

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2000 Treatment Admissions

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Adults with depression who received treatment United States 1994 1997 Depression is defined as major depressive episode in the past year Treatment is defined as treatment in the past year for psychological problems

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Access to health care United States 1997 and 1998 Sources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics National Health Interview Survey 1997 and 1998 Centers for