Prevalence and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Chicago Public School Students in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Abstract Objective To determine the relationship between lifetime e-cigarette use and current cannabis use among youth. Our analyses accounted for county variability, in addition to student-level covariates. Methods This study examined responses from high school students on a state-level population survey, the 2018 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey, a cross-sectional, complex survey sample. Of participating students, final analyses included an unweighted sample of 41,091 9th to 12th grade students who provided complete reports for measured variables. Analyses with survey weights were conducted between August 2019 and May 2020. A multivariable logistic regression was conducted to investigate the association between lifetime e-cigarette use and current (past 30-day) cannabis use, after controlling for county, lifetime cigarette use, current (past 30-day) alcohol use, emotional distress, and demographics. Results Lifetime e-cigarette use significantly increased the odds of current cannabis use among Maryland high school students (aOR = 6.04; 95% CI 5.27, 6.93). Other significant risk factors for current cannabis use included lifetime cigarette use (aOR 2.23, 95% CI 1.86, 2.68) and current alcohol use (aOR 5.21, 95% CI 4.42, 6.14). Significantly higher odds of current cannabis use were also found among older high school students, males, non-Hispanic Blacks and students identifying as other race, and those reporting emotional distress. Conclusions Lifetime e-cigarette use among Maryland high school students is strongly associated with current cannabis use when including counties as a covariate. Non-significant county differences, however, suggest smaller geographical units may be required to control for variability. Efforts should focus on reducing youth e-cigarette use to decrease cannabis use. Maryland’s recent implementation of Tobacco 21 and a ban on flavored e-cigarettes will be of interest for future evaluations.

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Building Trauma Informed Schools: A Survey of Teachers’ Knowledge, Skills and Needs

World Studies in Education ◽

10.7459/wse/22.1.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 5-22

Author(s):

Yvonne Vissing ◽

Michele Solloway ◽

Samantha Koury

Keyword(s):

Public School ◽

School District ◽

New England ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Formal Training ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Trauma Informed ◽

K 12

Teachers regularly find themselves in situations when they are dealing with students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and trauma. In a survey of public school K-12 teachers in a New England school district, this article analyzes their trauma-related knowledge, skills and needs. While they feel they are doing the best they can, most do not have formal training on how to identify trauma in students or how best to address it. Most indicate that they do not have sufficient background in trauma identification, prevention or treatment and they feel they would benefit from it. Building trauma-informed schools will provide both teachers and students with greater supports and systems for more successfully addressing the traumas they carry.

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Prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing the attitude of high school students towards HIV testing uptake in U.S. using, Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2017 data

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540121.2020.1766663 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Muhammed Jawla ◽

Ogbebor Enaholo Omoike ◽

Sheryl Strasser ◽

Ying Liu ◽

Danisha Davis ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Hiv Testing ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Youth Risk Behavior ◽

Testing Uptake

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Making Broad Shoulders: Body-Building and Physical Culture in Chicago 1890–1920

History of Education Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1748-5959.2008.00155.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 341-370 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David S. Churchill

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Public Schools ◽

Public School ◽

School Board ◽

Physical Culture ◽

School Board Members ◽

School Students ◽

Student Body ◽

Public School Students ◽

Chicago Public School

In February 1899, the Committee of Physical Culture of the Chicago Public School Board approved an intensive “anthropometric” study of all children enrolled in the city's public schools. The study was a detailed attempt to measure the height, weight, strength, lung capacity, hearing, and general fitness of Chicago's student population. Through 1899 and 1900, thousands of Chicago's primary, grammar, and high school students had their bodies closely scrutinized, measured, weighed, tested, and, in a few cases, diagrammed. What the School Board members wanted to know was the “fitness” of the student body. Were Chicago public school students—many recently arrived immigrants from eastern and southern Europe—vital and vigorous children who could become energetic modern workers and citizens (Figure 1)?

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Analysis on the Relationship between Eating Behavior, Physical Activities and Youth Obesity: Based on the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey for High School Students in 2016~2018

Information ◽

10.3390/info11030169 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 169

Author(s):

Seung-Hoo Lee ◽

Jong-Ho Lee

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽

School Students ◽

Obesity Rate ◽

Youth Risk Behavior ◽

Youth Obesity

In this study, a total of 94,511 surveys were used for the analysis, using raw data from the recent 3 years (2016–2018) of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS) to compare differences in obesity rates based on eating behavior and physical activity among high school students. The cross-analysis and logistic regression were performed in the composite sample design using the SPSS 25.0 statistical package. The results are as follows. First, the more physical activity male students have, the lower the obesity rate. Female students, however, showed a minor difference. Second, the group that drinks the soda was 1158 times more likely to be obese than the group that does not drink the soda, and third, the group that eats the fast food was 1129 times more likely to be obese than the group that does not. Fourth, students belonging to male or female schools had a 1230 times higher obesity rate than coeducational students. Fifth, the obesity rate was 1150 times higher for second grade and 1263 times higher for third grade compared to the first grade. Finally, there was no significant difference related to the nutrition education. It is suggested that, to fight youth obesity in high school students, institutions need to raise public awareness of this problem through information campaigns aimed at improving and fostering potentially existing educational measures.

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