YRBSS
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including—

• Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
• Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
• Alcohol and other drug use
• Tobacco use
• Unhealthy dietary behaviors
• Inadequate physical activity

YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other health-related behaviors plus sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts.

YRBSS is a system of surveys. It includes 1) a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and 2) local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

Link to CDC National data: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/results.htm

2021 Palm Beach County YRBS Data

What are the purposes of the YRBSS
The YRBSS was designed to:

• Determine the prevalence of health behaviors.
• Assess whether health behaviors increase, decrease, or stay the same over time.
• Examine the co-occurrence of health behaviors.
• Provide comparable national, state, territorial, and freely associated state, tribal, and local data.
• Provide comparable data among subpopulations of youth.
• Monitor progress toward achieving the Healthy People objectives and other program indicators.

Opt-Out Procedures 

If your student is selected for the sampling, they will receive information about the YRBSS from their selected classroom teacher. Along with this information, there will be a form to complete only if you do not want your student to participate in the survey.