Transcript School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000

Global School-based
Student Health Survey
(GSHS)
Alfonso Contreras, M.D., M.P.H.
Pan American Health Organization / W..H.O.
2004
Global School-based Student Health Survey
(GSHS) Core Questionnaire Modules
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Alcohol use
Dietary behaviors
Drug use
Hygiene
Mental health
Physical activity
Protective factors
Sexual & Reproductive
Health
• Tobacco use
• Violence & unintentional
injury
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GSHS Purpose
To provide accurate data on students to:
• Help countries develop priorities, establish programs,
and promote cross-sectoral policy dialogue
• Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors
and protective factors by country
• Allow countries and international agencies to make
comparisons across countries
Pan American
Health
Organization
2004
Global School-based Student Health Survey
(GSHS) in the Americas*
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* As of February, 2012
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Grenada
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Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Peru
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The
Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
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Percentage of Students 13 to 15 Years of Age Who
Usually Ate Fruits and Vegetables Five or More Times Per
Day During the Past 30 Days Ranking by Country
Percentage of Students, 13 to 15 Years Old,
Who Smoked Cigarrettes One or More Times
During the Past 30 Days
Percentage of Students, 13 to 15 Years Old,
Who Seriously Considered Attempting
Suicide During the Past 12 Months
Ranking by Country
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