Youth+Risk+Behavior+Survey+(YRBS)

=**Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)**= This nationwide survey is conducted biennially among random sample of 6th through 12th grade students. The [|YRBS] has widespread support from local, state, and national organizations. It is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Public Health Service with the cooperation of numerous federal agencies and state/local departments of education. In Houston, the survey is conducted through the district's Health and Physical Education Department.

The survey focuses on health-risk behaviors established during youth and result in significant mortality or morbidity during both youth and adulthood. The survey provides information on (1) behaviors that result in unintentional and intentional injuries; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and other drug use; (4) sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancies; (5) dietary behaviors; and (6) physical activity. Survey data is utilized to strengthen the district's comprehensive health education programs and support prevention/intervention initiatives that target youth behaviors. This data can also be used by individual schools when developing School Improvement Plans.