Policy Implications for Local Application of the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Duval County, Florida

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Livingood, William C. ; Bryant, Thomas ; Bowles, Kathy ; Bell, Dale ; LaVine, Marcy ; Kane, Rick ; Butterfield, Ryan ; Luminita, Razaila ; Filipowicz, Rebecca
• Description:
  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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Diet Exercise Health Behavior Humans Original Research Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Smoking Substance-Related Disorders Suicide Violence

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  22537910
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3406740
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5U87DP001265-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 5U87DP001265-02/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19826/cdc_19826_DS1.pdf
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