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Data Summary & Trends Report for Dietary, Physical Activity, and Sleep Behaviors
Report uses YRBS data to describe trends in youth behaviors: diet, physical activity, and sleep.
Jan. 14, 2025
There is a role for everyone in supporting teen mental health.
Nov. 29, 2024
This school-based approach promotes adolescent health and well-being.
Dec. 6, 2024
Several practices can improve the health, safety, and school connectedness for LGBTQ+ youth.
Nov. 29, 2024
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Jan. 14, 2025
Health disparities have a significant impact on how well students perform in school.
Nov. 29, 2024
* [Conversation Tips](</healthy-youth/connecting-conversations/index.html>)
Connecting with your children can have a big effect on their health and well-being.
* [Data and Statistics](</healthy-youth/data-statistics/index.html>)
DASH collects data on adolescent health and school policies to promote health equity nationwide.
* [Resources for Funded Programs](</healthy-youth/funded-programs/index.html>)
These resources can assist agencies that currently receive funding from DASH.
* [Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)](</healthy-youth/hecat/index.html>)
Learn how to access and use the HECAT to examine health education curricula.
* [Communication Resources](</healthy-youth/communication-resources/index.html>)
Videos, infographics, and toolkits can encourage healthy behaviors and environment for adolescents.
* [Professional Development](</healthy-youth/php/professional-development/index.html>)
Learn about the tools and resources to help schools achieve a professional development framework.
* [Program Evaluation](</healthy-youth/php/program-evaluation/index.html>)
Find resources to help you plan and conduct effective evaluations of school health programs.
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About the Division of Adolescent and School Health
The work, priorities, and impact of CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health
Jan. 21, 2025
* [Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)](</yrbs/index.html>)
YRBSS is a set of surveys that track behaviors that can lead to poor health in high school students.
* [School Health Profiles](</school-health-profiles/index.html>)
The School Health Profiles surveys assess school health policies and practices across the U.S.
* [Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools](</mental-health-action-guide/about/index.html>)
Promote youth mental health and well-being with the action guide’s six proven in-school strategies.
* [Healthy Youth Parent Resources](</healthy-youth-parent-resources/index.html>)
Parents play a big role keeping their child safe and healthy from infancy into their teen years.
* [Safe Supportive Environments](</youth-safe-environments/index.html>)
With safe environments, students are able to connect with supportive adults at school and home.
* [Reducing Health Risks Among Youth](</youth-behavior/index.html>)
Learn how CDC helps reduce the prevalence of risk behaviors among youth.
* [Youth Advisory Councils](</youth-advisory-councils/index.html>)
Youth Advisory Councils work with school districts on policies and practices that affect students.
* [Classroom Management](</classroom-management/index.html>)
Classroom management involves teacher and student actions to promote learning and well-being.
* [Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES)](</abes/index.html>)
ABES highlights the challenges our nation’s youth faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* [Healthy Schools](</healthy-schools/about/index.html>)
CDC works with state, school, community, and national partners to promote student health in schools.