WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STUDY OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL CHILDREN

NICHD将评估青少年伤害原因、暴力和相关 参与世界卫生组织研究的行为 学龄儿童健康行为评估(世卫组织-HBSC)。这项研究解决了 假设美国年轻人可能在那里采用了生活方式 他们在某些健康问题上的风险比他们的同龄人更大 在其他国家。WHO-HBSC用于监测和调查 健康相关行为的模式、决定因素和影响。 国际比较检验了这种行为在多大程度上是 这是当前青少年发展的自然和不可避免的一部分。分析 将进行不同和相似之处的比较，以帮助确定 影响因素包括家庭、学校和同伴。 NICHD的流行病学和人类学习与行为分支是 在1988学年合作进行了美国调查。 NICHD在以下情况下申请成为美国的正式参与者 通过与合作伙伴合作完成所需的初步调查 物质滥用和精神卫生服务管理局(SAMHSA)。这个 世卫组织协调了一项四年一次的调查，该调查比较了 28个国家的青少年。SAMHSA在一所学校收集了飞行员数据 1996年对美国青少年进行的一项基础研究。数据将证明 对于国际和国内的伤害和 青少年对靶向干预的相关行为 是美国儿童死亡的主要原因。

NICHD will evaluate adolescent injury causes, violence, and related behaviors through participation with the World Health Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children (WHO-HBSC). The study addresses the hypothesis that U.S. youth may have adopted lifestyles that place them at greater risk for certain health problems than their counterparts in other nations. The WHO-HBSC is used to monitor and investigate patterns, determinants and effects of health related behaviors. International comparisons test the degree to which such behavior is a natural and inevitable part of current adolescent development. Analysis of differences and similarities will be conducted to help identify influential factors included family, school and peers. The Epidemiology and Human Learning and Behavior Branches of NICHD are collaborating to perform the U.S. survey during the 1988 school year. NICHD is applying to become a full participant for the U.S. after completing a required preliminary survey through collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The WHO coordinates a quadrennial survey that compares health behavior in adolescents in 28 countries. SAMHSA collected pilot data in a school based study of U.S. adolescents during 1996. The data will prove invaluable for both international and domestic comparisons of injury and related behaviors in adolescents to target interventions since injury is the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.