Data and Research

Adolescent Health

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services has a report available on adolescent health at the local level. The data comes from the Prevention Needs Assessment (PNA) survey, a random sample of students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades on substance abuse, tobacco use, asthma, diabetes, healthy weight, physical activity, nutrition, tanning, violence, and injury. Topics in the report include: lifestyles (computer screen time, physical activity, youth obesity, family meals, tanning, tobacco use); chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes); violence and injuries (motor vehicle safety, prescription drug abuse, bullying); and mental health (feeling sad or hopeless, psychological distress, suicide).

School Health Profiles

School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a survey of school health policies and practices in states. Profiles is conducted every 2 years by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Profiles monitors the status of:

  • School health education requirements
  • Physical education and physical activity
  • Asthma and other chronic disease management activities
  • Family and community involvement in school health programs and activities
  • Policies to protect students from unintentional injury

Here is a summary of results from the 2018 Survey.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a survey of adolescents conducted in every state every 2 years. YRBS monitors health-risk behaviors including:

  • Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
  • Alcohol and other drug use
  • Tobacco use
  • Unhealthy dietary behaviors
  • Inadequate physical activity

Here is a summary of results from the 2011 Survey, the 2013 Survey, the 2017 Survey, and the 2019 Survey.