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Download full textCasey, Christine G., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") series of publications is published by the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Articles included in this supplement are: (1) Overview and Methodology of the Adolescent Behaviors and…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Smoking, High School Students
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
Inclusive physical education and physical activity programs in schools provide equal opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities. All students, regardless of ability, should get the recommended 60 minutes or more of daily physical activity. Schools can help them meet this recommendation. This brief is for state education and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
Casey, Christine G., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)" is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Articles included in the report are: (1) Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System--United States, 2019; (2) Condom and Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Active High School Students--Youth Risk…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Sexuality, High School Students
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019
The Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) is designed to help school districts and schools conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analysis of physical education curricula for K-12 students. This analysis focuses on how well a curriculum aligns with national standards for physical education. PECAT results can help school districts…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018
Classroom physical activity is implemented at the classroom level and depends on the support that teachers receive from school administrators, as well as their own buy-in and comfort level. Each classroom is unique, and one prescribed plan for classroom physical activity will not work in all classrooms. Therefore, "Integrate Classroom…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Class Activities, Integrated Activities, Change Strategies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018
Less than one-third of children and adolescents in the United States are meeting the recommendation from the "2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" to get 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day. Schools can help students meet this national recommendation because close to 60 million children and adolescents attend…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Comprehensive School Health Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has a long history of providing representative data on the nation's high school students. These assessments are crucial to CDC's mission of identifying health behaviors and experiences; understanding the determinants and co-occurrence of risks;…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, National Surveys, Risk
Kann, Laura; Olsen, Emily O'Malley; McManus, Tim; Harris, William A.; Shanklin, Shari L.; Flint, Katherine H.; Queen, Barbara; Lowry, Richard; Chyen, David; Whittle, Lisa; Thornton, Jemekia; Lim, Connie; Yamakawa, Yoshimi; Brener, Nancy; Zaza, Stephanie – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016
Problem: Sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts can both be used to identify sexual minority youth. Significant health disparities exist between sexual minority and nonsexual minority youth. However, not enough is known about health-related behaviors that contribute to negative health outcomes among sexual minority youth and how the prevalence…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, Risk, National Surveys
Kann, Laura; McManus, Tim; Harris, William A.; Shanklin, Shari L.; Flint, Katherine H.; Hawkins, Joseph; Queen, Barbara; Lowry, Richard; Olsen, Emily O'Malley; Chyen, David; Whittle, Lisa; Thornton, Jemekia; Lim, Connie; Yamakawa, Yoshimi; Brener, Nancy; Zaza, Stephanie – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016
Problem: Priority health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Population-based data on these behaviors at the national, state, and local levels can help monitor the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to protect and promote the health of youth nationwide. Reporting…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, National Surveys, At Risk Persons
Martinez, Gladys M.; Abma, Joyce C. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Monitoring sexual activity and contraceptive use among U.S. adolescents is important for understanding differences in their risk of pregnancy. In 2013, the U.S. birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 dropped 57% from its peak in 1991, paralleling a decline in the teen "pregnancy" rate. But these rates are still higher than those in other…
Descriptors: Contraception, Sex, Pregnancy, Pregnant Students
Vikraman, Sundeep; Fryar, Cheryl D.; Ogden, Cynthia L. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Consumption of fast food has been linked to weight gain in adults. Fast food has also been associated with higher caloric intake and poorer diet quality in children and adolescents. From 1994 through 2006, caloric intake from fast food increased from 10% to 13% among children aged 2-18 years. This report presents the most recent data on the…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition, Child Health, Adolescents
Martinez, Gladys M. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Nonmarital childbearing in the United States increased from the 1940s to the 1990s, peaked in 2007-2008, and declined in 2013 (1-3). In 2013, the nonmarital birth rate was 44.8 births per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44. Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), this study examines nonmarital first births reported by fathers…
Descriptors: Fathers, Birth Rate, Marital Status, Interpersonal Relationship
Black, Lindsey I.; Vahratian, Anjel; Hoffman, Howard J. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Increasing the proportion of children with voice, swallowing, speech, or language disorders who receive intervention services is a Healthy People 2020 goal (1). Timely receipt of intervention services is shown to be effective for treatment of communication disorders (2-5). Using data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), this…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Voice Disorders, Intervention, Health
Carroll, Margaret D.; Navaneelan, Tanya; Bryan, Shirley; Ogden, Cynthia L. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
About one-quarter of Canadian adults and more than one-third of adults in the United States are obese. Obese children are at risk of becoming obese adults and can experience immediate health consequences such as psychosocial stress, elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance. Monitoring trends in childhood obesity is…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis
