 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) School Graphs
Graphs displaying your school's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data alongside the Montana results have been sent to superintendents, principals and the YRBS coordinator named at each school in recent days. These documents are very useful in helping to inform staff, school boards, Parent-Teacher Organizations, and health-interest groups working to improve student health and well-being. If you need to have the documents resent please contact Susan Court, scourt@mt.gov or 406-444-3178. School-specific reports are accessible from the YRBS website at www.opi.mt.gov/yrbs.
2021 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Topic-Specific Reports
Are students who participate in healthy or unhealthy behaviors more likely to partake in other risky behaviors? These topic-specific reports are conducted with further analysis of the 2021 YRBS Montana data and show strong association between the titled risk behavior and other health risks. Topic specific reports are:
Visit the YRBS website at www.opi.mt.gov/yrbs for county-level data, maps, regional data, and reports for Grades 7-8 students, American Indian Students On or Near a Reservation, American Indian Students in Urban Schools, Alternative Schools, Nonpublic Accredited Schools, and Students with Disabilities.
Contact: Susan Court, scourt@mt.gov or 406-444-3178
“Just the Facts” Video from CATCH My Breath - New!
CATCH My Breath has added a very creative and informative 20-minute video to their vaping prevention resources for teachers. Check out this video, as well as many other helpful resources, on the OPI Electronic Cigarette page for Montana educators.
If you’re interested in virtual or in-person vaping prevention presentations for your students or your staff or if you need any other help with tobacco use prevention education in your school contact Kris Minard at kminard@mt.gov or 406.444.0785.
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