What is Youth At-Risk Behavior?

Question: What is Youth At-Risk Behavior?

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Simply stated it is any behavior that puts the youth at risk for negative consequences, like future poor health, injury or death. The CDC tracks certain youth at-risk behaviors that they have deemed important and observable in their Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, which gives a report every year. They assess six categories of priority health risk behaviors:

• behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence;
• tobacco use;
• alcohol and other drug use;
• sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV infection;
• unhealthy dietary behaviors;
• and physical inactivity—plus overweight and asthma.

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