Introduction
There are six categories of health risk behaviors monitored by the YRBSS:
- Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
- Tobacco use
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
- Physical inactivity
- Unhealthy dietary behaviors.
Throughout the rest of this story, we'll guide you through the indicators available and explore some of the interesting trends in health risk behaviors over the past decade.
