National Institute on Drug Abuse This website includes facts and statistics on substance use in America from 2011.
Data Resources
Monitoring the Future Survey Results
National Institute on Drug Abuse & Monitoring the Future, 2013 The results of this survey are encouraging due to the declining drug use among high school teens; however, concerns remain about the persistently high rates of marijuana and non-medical prescription...
Exploring Social Determinants of Health that Impact Teen Pregnancy
Office of Adolescent Health, 2012 This document aims to: develop a shared understanding about health equity and related concepts; explore the literature that exists to support a holistic approach to teen pregnancy prevention; explain how the environment where youth...
Centers for Disease Control: Youth and Tobacco Use Data
CDC provides information on current estimates, associated factors, and prevention activities for reducing youth tobacco use.
Centers for Disease Control: Health and Academic Achievement Data and Statistics
This page provides data about the association between youth risk behaviors and student academic achievement. These data are collected through the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), administered by Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Adolescent and...
2014 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
The Rhode Island Foundation & United Way RI, 2014 This document is a “statistical portrait” of the status of Rhode Island’s children. The Factbook provides community level information on indicators in order to emphasize the significance of the surrounding...
2010 School Health Profiles Report-Trend Analysis Report: Principal Survey
Rhode Island Department of Education, 2010 This report documents the presence of various health services and resources in Rhode Island schools during 2006 to 2010.
2013 RI Middle School Health-Risks Summary Report
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2013 This report examines 16 health-risk indicators for RI public middle school (MS) students as collected through the CDC sponsored Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The findings from the YRBS are used to inform policy and programs...
2013 RI High School Health-Risks Summary Report
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2013 This report examines 21 health-risk indicators for RI public high school students (grades 9-12) as collected through the CDC sponsored Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The findings from the YRBS are used to inform policy and...
Law Atlas
Public Health Law Research (PHLR), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation This tool is designed to help policy-makers, advocates and researchers understand what the laws are on a given topic, know how the laws differ over time and across jurisdictions, and evaluate their...