Panhandle Community Health Assessment

School-based public health surveys completed in Nebraska educational institutions consist of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Student Survey (NRPFSS).  For further understanding or clarification regarding these surveys, please click here.

Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Survey-2007
Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Survey-2005
This biennial survey was designed to assess adolescent substance use, antisocial behavior, and many of the risk and protective factors that predict adolescent problem behaviors.  It is administered by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska Department of Education for Nebraska Partners in Prevention.

Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Student Survey Powerpoint
Results from 2003, 2005, and 2007
Prepared by the UNL Public Policy Center

DHHS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Website

Panhandle Injury Report Summary, 1999-2003

• A Point in Time Study:
  Self-Reported Health Status of Nebraska Adults by Local and District Public Health Department Region, July 2006

• Full Report
  

2010 Data and Trends on Tobacco Use in Nebraska This reports contains details on a wide variety of tobacco-related data - ranging from prevalance rates to fires caused by smoking.  Check it out!

SPF SIG Community Data Document (CDD) 2nd edition

Health Data Tools and Statistics:
CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention's Data Trends & Maps
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/NCVDSS_DTM/
Online tool to search for and view health indicators related to heart disease and stroke prevention.

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)