Policy Implications for Local Application of the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Duval County, Florida
| Autor: | William C. Livingood, Marcy Lavine, Dale Bell, Rebecca Filipowicz, Ryan Butterfield, Luminita Razaila, Thomas Bryant, Rick Kane, Kathy Bowles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking Substance-Related Disorders Sexual Behavior Health Behavior Ethnic group Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Risk-Taking 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health 0502 economics and business Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 050207 economics Exercise Original Research business.industry 4. Education Health Policy Smoking 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Youth Risk Behavior Survey Metropolitan area Health equity Diet Suicide Health promotion Florida business |
| Zdroj: | Preventing Chronic Disease |
| ISSN: | 1545-1151 |
| DOI: | 10.5888/pcd9.110208 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data have rarely been analyzed at the subcounty level. The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of such analysis and its potential to inform local policy and resource allocation. METHODS: We administered the 2009 YRBS to 5,860 students from 46 public middle and high schools in Duval County, Florida. In addition to asking core questions, we asked a set of questions customized for local needs, including questions about zip codes. These data were used to simulate subcounty areas consistent with areas identified by behavioral, morbidity, mortality, and health disparity surveillance. We oversampled Duval County and used weighting procedures that adjusted for subcounty areas. RESULTS: Many Duval County health risk behavior rates were higher than those for Florida overall but did not vary significantly within the county. Physical activity and violence-related behaviors were exceptions that reflect major health disparities in parts of the county with a high proportion of racial/ethnic minorities. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that collecting subcounty data in large metropolitan areas is feasible and that analysis of these data at the local level has implications for policy. Some health risk behaviors were common across the county, indicating the need for health promotion and disease prevention programs at the school district level. Other health risk behaviors were more prevalent in specific areas of the county and may have been exacerbated by state or local policies such as restrictions on physical education. Health disparities remain a challenge throughout the country; reducing them will require more extensive data-driven problem solving at state and local levels. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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