2015 Nevada High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Washoe County Analysis
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Authors
Lensch, T.
Gay, C.
Zhang, F.
Clements-Nolle, K.
Yang, Wei
Issue Date
2015
Type
Technical Report
Language
en_US
Keywords
Survey Results , Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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Priority health risk behaviors (i.e. preventable behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality) are often established during childhood and adolescence and extend into adulthood. Ongoing surveillance of youth risk behaviors is critical for the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions to improve adolescent health. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a national surveillance system that was established in 1991 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the prevalence of health risk behaviors among youth. In 2015 the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health contracted with the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Community Health Sciences to conduct the YRBS in all high schools throughout the state
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