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Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)

Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Alfonso Contreras, M.D., M.P.H. Pan American Health Organization / W..H.O. Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) Core Questionnaire Modules. Alcohol use Dietary behaviors Drug use Hygiene Mental health Physical activity

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Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)

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  1. Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) Alfonso Contreras, M.D., M.P.H. Pan American Health Organization / W..H.O.

  2. Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) Core Questionnaire Modules • Alcohol use • Dietary behaviors • Drug use • Hygiene • Mental health • Physical activity • Protective factors • Sexual & Reproductive Health • Tobacco use • Violence & unintentional injury

  3. GSHS Purpose To provide accurate data on students to: • Help countries develop priorities, establish programs, and promote cross-sectoral policy dialogue • Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors by country • Allow countries and international agencies to make comparisons across countries

  4. Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in the Americas* • Anguilla • Antigua & Barbuda • Argentina • Barbados • Belize • Bolivia • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Grenada • Guatemala • Guyana • Honduras • Jamaica • Montserrat • Nicaragua • Peru • St. Kitts & Nevis • St. Lucia • St. Vincent & The Grenadines • Suriname • Trinidad & Tobago • Uruguay • Venezuela * As of February, 2012

  5. Percentage of Students 13 to 15 Years of Age Who Usually Ate Fruits and Vegetables Five or More Times Per Day During the Past 30 Days Ranking by Country

  6. Percentage of Students, 13 to 15 Years Old, Who Smoked Cigarrettes One or More Times During the Past 30 Days

  7. Percentage of Students, 13 to 15 Years Old, Who Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide During the Past 12 Months Ranking by Country

  8. www.paho.org/saludyescuelas

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