Data and Policy Consultant – DPI – Healthy Schools Hope E. White, Ph.D.

1. 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results: North Carolina Data and Policy Consultant – DPI – Healthy SchoolsHope E. White, Ph.D.

2. What is the YRBS? The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a survey of youth health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical and sexual activity which is conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) every two years.

3. What is the YRBS? • NC conducted at middle and high school levels • 1993 first year administered in NC • All self reported data • All schools and classes are randomly selected • Participation is voluntary at each level • Parental consent is required

4. What is the YRBS? • Unintentional injury and violence • Mental health • Substance use • Sexual behavior • Weight, physical activity, and dietary behavior Survey covers risk and protective behavior:

5. Target 60% Participation in YRBS - Critical CDC 1 YRBS coordinators 2 Students and parents 3 DPI – Healthy Schools 4

6. National Map of Participation

7. YRBS Results Compare trends at state and nation Policies HAC/Healthy 2020 Evaluate interventions Why conduct YRBS?

8. Activity Do you recall?

9. High School Unintentional Injury and Violence

10. Bullying

11. 41% of students admitted to emailing and texting while driving - Nationally

12. What do you think the percentage is for NC? (not a prize question)

13. 50% 60% 25% 34% Emailing and Texting while driving… 34%of students admitted to emailing/texting while driving

14. Mental Health

15. Depression/Suicide

16. Tobacco • Alcohol • Other drugs Substance Use

17. Tobacco

18. Alcohol

19. Other Drugs

20. Other Drugs

21. Sexual Activity 47% has had sex - Nationally

22. What do you think the percentage is for NC? (not a prize question)

23. 47% 10% 30% 20% Has had sex… 47% of students has had sex

24. Nation 34% NC 7% NC 21% Nation 6% NC 15% Nation 41% NC 32% Nation 15% Use alcohol or drugs before last sexual encounter Sexual Activity Had sex with 4 or more people during their life Currently sexually active • Sex first time before 13

25. Nation 41% NC 39% Sexual Activity Did not use a condom

26. Weight, physical activity, and dietary behavior

27. Weight, physical activity, and dietary behavior NC 29% Nation 73% NC 42% Nation 31% NC 65% Nation 41% NC 74% Nation 62% Played video or computer games or used computer 3 or more hours Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days Were not physically active for 60 minutes per day during past 7 days • Slightly or very overweight

28. Activity

29. Middle School Highlights Bullying Suicide

30. Middle School Highlights Risk Behaviors Diet and Physical Activity

31. Increase in seat belt use Personal safety and violence Less likely to carry weapon on school property Less likely to ride in a car with someone drunk Less physical fighting Positive Trend Changes

32. Decrease in smoking before 13 Decrease in inhalants Decrease in sex Positive Trend Changes Drugs, Alcohol, and Sex Decrease in drinking before 13

33. Negative Trend Changes Bullying on school property Hours playing video games Eating less to loss weight Increase in marijuana use

34. Having heard the current YRBS trends discuss within your some of the highlights of the data and how the data could be use to impact or enhance policies within your LEA. Also discuss examples of success stories recognized by the CDC including one of our own!!! Activity

35. Resources For More Information: http://www.nchealthyschools.org/data/yrbs/ http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/ Hope E. White, Ph.D. 919-807-3834 Hope.White@dpi.nc.gov

36. Thank You!