Health Care: Healthy Youth Survey

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NE Seattle underage drinking rates decline

Prevention works!

Regular alcohol use among students in NE Seattle declined between 2008-2010. Below are the data comparing 2006, 2008 and 2010 Healthy Youth Survey results regarding regular alcohol use among sophomores at Nathan Hale and Roosevelt High Schools.

Nathan Hale High School 30-day (regular) alcohol use rates among 10th grade students

2006: 38.6%
2008: 35.7%
2010: 20%

Roosevelt High School 30-day (regular) alcohol use rates among 10th grade students

2006: 37.7%
2008: 30.1%
2010: 24.5%

More on NE Seattle 2010 HYS results to come . . .

Learn how to use Healthy Youth Survey data

The results from the 2008 Healthy Youth Survey will be released this spring. Free workshops are available for communities to learn how to use the data. The closest one to Seattle will be held in Renton the morning of Wednesday, March 25.