The
Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is part of a
nationwide surveying effort led by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor students' health risks
and behaviors in six categories identified as most likely to
result in adverse outcomes. Those categories include:
- unintentional injury and
violence,
- tobacco use,
- alcohol and other drug use,
- sexual behaviors that
contribute to unintended pregnancy or disease,
- dietary behaviors, and
- physical inactivity.
The Michigan
Department of Community Health and the Michigan
Department of Education announce the percentage of young
people engaging in many of the serious risk behaviors is
statistically down from 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003, according to the
results from the 2005 Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
The 2005 results for Michigan
are extremely positive.
Michigan youth are taking fewer
risks; health education is making a difference. The 2005
survey results indicate Significant Changes in Behaviors in
Michigan, with fewer teens engaging in risk behaviors.
To view Michigan results, see
below:
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To view the national Youth Risk
Behavior Survey results go to
CDC
The Michigan Model
for Health®
Michigan is the only state in the country with a
state-developed model curriculum in health education for
elementary, middle, and high school students. The
Michigan Model for Health®
addresses these vital health issues in successive
grades, and provides students with essential knowledge
and prevention skills to avoid risky behaviors and
improve health. Module topics at the secondary
level closely correspond to the risk behaviors measured
on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. |
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| Risk Behavior |
Michigan
Model® Module |
| Alcohol and Other Drug Use |
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| Physical Activity |
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| Sexual Behavior |
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| Tobacco |
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| Violence |
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| Weight and Nutrition |
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