Global School–based Student Health Survey

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The GSHS was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS;  and with technical assistance from CDC. GSHS is a school-based survey conducted primarily among students aged 13–15 years.

The purpose of the GSHS is to provide data on health behaviors and protective factors among students to:

• Help countries develop priorities, establish programs, and advocate for resources for school health and youth health programs and policies;
   
• Allow international agencies, countries, and others to make comparisons across countries regarding the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors; and
   
• Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors by country for use in evaluation of school health and youth health promotion.

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See CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health for information on youth in the United States.

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Page last reviewed: February 07, 2008
Page last modified: December 16, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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