Health and Nutrition

This report (PDF 54 pages) offers a comprehensive review of education during the coronavirus pandemic. It contains data spanning from early childhood to postsecondary and beyond, and covers topics such as enrollment, student achievement, teacher openings, and public school strategies for pandemic recovery. This report is designed to provide high ...

This webpage provides tips, tools, and resources for young adults seeking to build healthy habits. Topics include:   Healthy Eating Tips  Cooking Basics  MyPlate Tips  Resources  Learn more. 

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2021 dataset provides the most recent data on ongoing and emerging health behaviors and experiences among high school students enrolled in public and private schools across the United States. These data are the first YRBS data collected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

National Prevention Week is May 7–13, 2023. National Prevention Week showcases the work of communities and organizations dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of substance misuse prevention and positive mental health. Learn more. 

This episode of the “Awkward Conversations” podcast explores how to keep home prescriptions safe for young people. The episode provides tips on how to talk about safe medication use with young people and provides additional information on the DEA Drug Take Back program. Learn more. 

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2021 dataset provides the most recent data on ongoing and emerging health behaviors and experiences among high school students enrolled in public and private schools across the United States. These data are the first YRBS data collected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

May is National Bicycle Safety Month. This webpage contains brochures, graphics, and reports to increase community involvement in bicycle safety and keep teens safe while riding a bicycle. Learn more. 

This report (PDF, 8 pages) provides campus health and counseling professionals with tools to effectively serve as a bridge between center-specific and campus-wide drug prevention efforts. Learn more (PDF, 8 pages).

This report (PDF, 111 pages) provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, and policymakers with a research overview about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Learn more.  

This resource (PDF, 27 pages) suggests evidence-based policies, practices, and programs that schools can implement to maintain a safe, inclusive, supportive, and fair learning environment where all students can learn, grow, and become successful. The guide identifies these five guiding principles:  Foster a sense of belonging through a positive, safe, welcoming, ...