Description:

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) was developed to monitor priority health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The YRBSS monitors six categories of behaviors: (1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and other drug use; (4) sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; (5) dietary behaviors; and (6) physical activity.

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YRBSS  

INDEX.HTM  

Record Details:

Record Type:DATA SET

Product Published Date:12/31/2000

Record Last Revised:05/09/2005

Record ID: 132423

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