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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > epidemiologic data > Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > health policy, public health, and health education > Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > pediatric and adolescent medicine > Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System  

Definition

  • The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Developed in 1990, the YRBSS consists of local, state, and national school-based surveys of youth to monitor the prevalence of and trends in health risk behaviors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System]

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