California Healthy Kids Survey
Southwest Middle School
Andrew Anderson
Suzanna Kim
Tracy Shelton
California Healthy Kids Survey
Southwest Middle School (SOM)
Sweetwater High School District
Survey Module
SOM Final #
District Final #
A. Core
B. Resiliency
C. AOD Use &
Safety
D. Tobacco
331
323
308
5089
4853
3971
300
3765
E. Mental &
Physical Health
F. Sexual
Behavior
290
3501
262
3166
CHKS Survey - 2006
Demographics of Participants
Age
Gender
12%
48%
52%
88%
12 Years or Younger
13 Years Old
Male
Female
CHKS Survey - 2006
Ethnicity of Participants
District
SOM
Native
American
Asian
11%
Black
5%
12%
12%
16%
Latino
81%
White
12%
62%
Other
More than
One
6%
Alcohol, Tobacco, &
Other Drugs
Module A
Module C
Module D
ATOD Education in School
Past 12 months
ATOD Education
Refusal Skills Training
100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
SOM
40%
40%
District
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
0%
No or Unsure
Yes
0%
No or Unsure
Yes
Peer Disapproval of Using Alcohol
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
SOM
District
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
A Lot
Some
Not Much
Not At All
Peer Disapproval of Using Marijuana
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
SOM
District
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
A Lot
Some
Not Much
Not At All
Peer Disapproval of Using Tobacco
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SOM
District
A Lot
Some
Not Much or
Not at All
Suggested Interventions –
ATOD
Project ALERT
• Two-year universal program for middle schools
• Designed to reduce onset and regular use of alcohol and
drugs among students
• Focuses on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants
• Core Curriculum of 11 lessons taught once a week
during first year
• Three “booster” lessons delivered the following year
Sexual Behavior
Module A
Module F
Agreement: For Some Teens, Having a
Baby is a Good Decision
SOM
District
100%
90%
80%
70%
78%
60%
50%
71%
40%
30%
20%
29%
22%
10%
Very much agree & Agree
Very much disagree & Disagree
% of Topics Discussed with
Parents/Adult/Family, Past 6 Months
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Parents
Your ?'s about Reasons why
thoughts about
sex
not to have sex
teens having
at your age
sex
Birth Control
HIV/AIDS &
STI's
How life would
change with
baby
Suggested Interventions Sexual Behavior
•
•
•
•
•
Safer Choices
Designed for grades 9-12 but can be
adapted
Reduces # of students engaging in
unprotected sex
Encourages students to delay onset of
sexual intercourse
Promotes use of condoms and protection
Includes a peer-leader training program
Violence, Safety, &
Health
Module A
Module C
Module E
Weapons Possession - Past 30 days
100%
90%
80%
SOM - gun
70%
60%
50%
District - gun
40%
SOM - other weapon
30%
District - other
weapon
20%
10%
0%
0 days
1+ days
Perception of Peer Disapproval
of Weapon Possession
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
SOM
District
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
"A Lot" or "Some"
"Not Much" or "Not at All"
Current Gang Involvement
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SOM
District
Suggested Interventions – Gangs
G.R.E.A.T. – Gang Resistance Education and Training
• 13 session skills-based curriculum
• Taught by law enforcement officers
• Objectives: prevent delinquency, youth violence, and
gang membership
• Uses facilitative teaching, positive behavior rehearsal,
cooperative and interactive learning techniques, and
extended teacher activities.
• Students report significantly less drug use, total
delinquency across all offense types, and minor offenses
Weight
Perceived Weight
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
"Very Under" or
"Slightly Under"
"Slightly Over" or
"Very Over"
Body Mass Index
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
SOM
40%
District
30%
20%
10%
0%
Underweight Acceptable
At-Risk
Overweight
Weight Control
Desired Action on
Weight
Actions Taken to
Control Weight
50%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
40%
30%
SOM
District 20%
10%
Lose
Gain
0%
Starve
Diet Pills
Vomit/Laxative
Suggested Interventions – Health
•
•
•
•
•
Planet Health
Interdisciplinary curriculum focused on improving health
of middle school students
Objectives: increase physical activity, decrease TVviewing time, and improve eating habits
Provides lessons in Language Arts, Math, Science,
Social Studies, and Physical Education
Effective in preventing “disordered weight-control
behaviors” (self-induced vomiting or use of laxatives or
diet pills for weight control) and decreasing obesity in
girls (insignificant effect on boys)
Reduced TV-viewing time in boys and girls
References
Gang Resistance Education and Training. (n.d.). Retrieved October
20, 2007, from http://www.great-online.org/.
Planet Health. (n.d.) Retrieved October 20, 2007 from
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/prc/proj_planet.html.
Project ALERT. (n.d.) Retrieved October 20, 2007 from
http://www.prjectalert.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1.
Safer Choices. (1998). Retrieved October 21, 2007, from
http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@iv1A5uVBwVz9E/Pages/product.html?record@R2603.
SAMHSA Model Programs. (n.d.). Project Venture. Retrieved
October 21, 2007, from
http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov/model.htm
WestEd. (2006). California Healthy Kids Survey Technical Report.
Fall 2006 Report: Southwest Middle.
WestEd. (2006). California Healthy Kids Survey Technical Report.
Fall 2006 Report: Sweetwater Union High School District.