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School Health Profiles

SCHOOL HEALTH PROFILES

Overview
[pdf 450K or txt 10K]

School Health Profiles, 1998-2004

2008 QUESTIONNAIRES

School Principal
Questionnaire
[rtf 270K]
Item Rationale
[rtf 270K]

Lead Health Education Teacher
Questionnaire
[rtf 270K]
Item Rationale
[rtf 150K]


The School Health Profiles helps state and district education and health agencies monitor the current status of school health education; school health policies related to HIV infection/AIDS, tobacco use prevention, unintentional injuries and violence, physical activity, and food service; physical education; asthma management activities; and family and community involvement in school health programs. State and local education and health agencies conduct the survey biennially at the middle/junior high school and senior high school levels in their states or districts, respectively.

Results

Profiles 2004
School Health Profiles: Surveillance for Characteristics of Health Education Among Secondary Schools (Profiles 2004). [pdf 1.3 Mb] Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.

This report is also available in two smaller, more easily downloaded sections.
Part 1—Narrative Report [pdf 400K]
Part 2—Tables [pdf 260 K]

Fact Sheets

State and District Fact Sheets
Key weighted results compared across all participating states or districts.

Childhood Overweight
YRBS and School Health Profiles results related to childhood overweight, by available states and districts.

HIV Epidemic
YRBS and School Health Profiles results related to the HIV epidemic, by available states and districts.

Tobacco Use
YRBS and School Health Profiles results related to tobacco use, by available states and districts.

Survey Participation

Related MMWR Articles

Secondary School Health Education Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity—Selected Sites, United States, 2004. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;55(30):821–824.

Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools—Selected Sites, United States, 2004. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;54(37):917–921.
 

 

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This page last reviewed August 22, 2007

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