YRBS

 2007 Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey 
Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey

 

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, 2003 and 2005, according to the results from the 2007Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

 

Michigan results: 
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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
Physical Activity
Sexual Behavior
Tobacco
Violence 
Weight and Nutrition

This page last updated on: 07/09/09

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