{"id":2,"date":"2016-05-17T15:18:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T15:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/virginia-youth-survey\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:49:34","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/virginia-youth-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Youth Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-341 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/01\/VIRGINIAyouthlogojpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"68\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through a five-year grant provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health in collaboration with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth , with support from the Department of Education, will be gathering information about the health risk behaviors of youth. The Virginia Youth Survey (VYS) has been developed to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The survey is administered every odd year in randomly selected Virginia public schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/whOOu18z7zQ?si=5Ku0ZbMNJOswKMXk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/virginia-youth-survey\/data-tables\/\"><strong>2023 Virginia Youth Survey Results Now Available<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2019\/09\/vys-2017-copy_28905401.pdf\">Virginia Youth Survey | 2017 Survey Results Infographic<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2015 Data Briefs<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Substance-Use-High-School-Virginia-3.31.17.pdf\">High School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Substance-Use-Middle-School-Virginia-3.21.17.pdf\">Middle School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Unhealthy dietary behaviors (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Nutrition-Virginia-High-School-5.3.17.pdf\">High School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Nutrition-Virginia-Middle-School-5.3.17.pdf\">Middle School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Inadequate physical activity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Physical-Activity-Virginia-High-School-5.15.17.pdf\">High School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Physical-Activity-Virginia-Middle-School-5.15.17.pdf\">Middle School 2015 Data Brief<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Violence-and-Depression-High-School-Virginia-4.28.pdf\">High School 2015 Depression Data Brief<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Violence-and-Depression-Middle-School-Virginia.pdf\">Middle School 2015 Depression Data Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Injury-and-Violence-High-School-Virginia-4.28.17.pdf\">High School 2015 Injury Data Brief<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2017\/05\/Injury-and-Violence-Middle-School-Virginia-4.28.17.pdf\">Middle School 2015 Injury Data Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2019 Data Briefs<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Bullying-and-Teasing | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-High-School-Bullying-and-Teasing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High School<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-Middle-School-Bullying-and-Teasing_Final-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle School<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mental Health | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-High-School-Mental-Health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High School<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-Middle-School-Mental-Health_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle School<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Physical Activity | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-High-School-Physical-Activity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High School<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2021\/03\/VYS-2019-Middle-School-Physical-Activity_Final-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/03\/VYS-DUA.pdf\"><strong>Virginia Youth Survey (VYS) Data Sharing Agreement\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-cd87ea75efe7-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=4PP8XDLR3D\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tData Request Form\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce 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