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Adolescent Needs Assessment Report 

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Washington State Department of Health

Maternal and Child Health Assessment

February 2006 

Introduction

The Washington State Adolescent Needs Assessment was developed to provide information to be used for planning efforts of the Washington State Partnership for Youth (WSPY).  WSPY was established in late 2003, and has statewide representation that includes organizations, groups, agencies, and individuals that serve adolescents.  WSPY aims to develop a statewide adolescent health plan for Washington State by 2006.  The goal of the plan is to impact resources and services that support teens becoming healthy and successful.

This Needs Assessment report was developed to provide baseline state level information for WSPY on issues affecting Washington’s youth.  It is intended to be a companion data document for the final WSPY plan.  The target audience is professionals who work with adolescents. 

WSPY identified the following questions as key to the Needs Assessment and the WSPY state plan:

 What makes healthy and successful teens?

What is currently available to teens to help them be healthy and successful?

What needs to be available to help teen be healthy and successful?

 The report has three major sections:

• Data Summary: This section includes highlights of major health and behavior issues for adolescents in Washington State. It is organized into 9 topic areas: Demographics and Access; School achievement and climate; Nutrition and Physical Activity; Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco; Injury and Violence; Oral Health; Sexual Health; Mental Health; and Environmental Health
• Services for the Adolescent Population: This section describes several social, medical and preventive health services targeted for pregnant women, infants, children and/or adolescents in Washington and is excerpted from the Washington State Maternal and Child Health Data and Services Report, January 2006 published by the Washington State Department of Health.  When possible, data on services for adolescents are included.

• Focus Groups: This section includes qualitative data gathered from three sets of focus groups with adolescents, parents, and individuals who work with teens.  Each focus group addressed one of the following questions: (1) defining a what makes a healthy and successful teen; (2) identifying strategies for impacting abstinence education through a media campaign; and (3) how to promote adolescent health.

The following sections are included within the Washington Adolescent Needs Assessment Report. Each chapter is a separate PDF file that can be printed as needed (Requires free Acrobat Reader®)    The complete Adolescent Needs Assessment is available here. (PDF 4.2MB). Please send questions or comments about this report via email to:  Sarah.Studebaker@doh.wa.gov.

 Introduction (200KB)

Data Summary (whole Data Summary) (PDF 2MB)

Demographics and Access (PDF 520KB)

School Achievement and Climate (PDF 200KB)

Nutrition and Physical Activity (PDF 230KB)

Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco (PDF 130KB)

Injury and Violence (PDF 270KB)

Oral Health (PDF 72KB)

Sexual Health (PDF 170KB)

Mental Health (PDF 140KB)

Environmental Health (PDF 170KB)

Services (PDF 1.4MB)

Focus Groups (PDF 230KB)

Appendices: Needs Assessment Process, Data Sources, Technical Notes and Definitions (PDF 68KB)

This report is supported in part by the State Systems Initiative (SSDI) grant (H18MC00054) through the Department of Health and Human Services.

 NOTICE: This report was published on February 1, 2006. The internet links and other resources were current as of that date. This archived Web version of the report is provided for reference only; the internet links are not updated.

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