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ECBP-3.7 Data Details

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ECBP-3.7 Increase the proportion of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that have health education goals or objectives which address using interpersonal communication skills to enhance health (skills)

About the Data

Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.

Data Source: 
School Health Policies and Practices Study
Changed Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch: 
Yes
Measure: 
percent
Baseline (Year): 
75.9 (2006)
Target: 
100
Target-Setting Method: 
Total coverage
Target-Setting Method Justification: 
All elementary, middle, and senior high schools should have health education goals or objectives that address using interpersonal communication skills to enhance health (skills) by year 2020.
Numerator: 

Number of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that have health education goals or objectives that address using interpersonal communication skells to enhance health articulated in the National Health Education Standards

Denominator: 

Number of elementary, middle, and senior high schools

Comparable Healthy People 2010 Objective: 
Not applicable
Questions Used to Obtain the National Baseline Data: 

    From the 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study:

    [NUMERATOR:]

    Do this school's goals and objectives for health education address...

    Using interpersonal communication skills to enhance health?

    1. Yes
    2. No
Data Collection Frequency: 
Periodic
Methodology Notes: 

    Starting with the 2012 survey, the name of the SHPPS survey was changed from the School Health Policies and Programs Study to the School Health Policies and Practices Study.

Revision History

Any change to the objective text, baseline, target, target-setting method or data source since the Healthy People 2020 launch.

Description of Changes Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch: 
In 2015, the original baseline was revised from 94.2 to 75.9 due to a change in the methodology.
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