Illinois YouthSURVEY

(IYS)

What important topics are addressed on the IYS?• Alcohol,tobacco,andotherdruguse

• Beliefsaboutdruguse

• Healthandnutritionalbehaviors

• Feelingsaboutschoolenvironmentandrelationships

• Socialandemotionalsupport

What is the goal?• Supplyasufficientamountoflocaldatatoschools andschooldistrictsthatwillenableschoolstoestablish baselinedatatomonitorimprovementaswellassupport requiredforfundingopportunities.

• Provideascientificestimateofhealthandsocialindicators foryourschool.Thescientificestimateisbasedondrawinga randomsampletorepresentthepopulationof6th,8th,10th and12thgradersinDuPageCounty.

What are the benefits?Eachparticipatingschooliseligibletoreceiveareportspecifictotheirownstudents’responses.Thesereportsprovidecriticalinformationtoschooladministrators.Schooladministrators,inturn,canchoosetosharethisinformationwithpreventionprofessionals,schoolsupportpersonnel,and/orcommunityhealthorganizationsastheyworktoaddressavarietyofhealthandsocialissuesintheircommunities.

Theinformationprovidedfromtheschool-specificreportscanserveasbaselinedatatouseasschoolsmonitorprogressintheimportantareasof:schoolclimate,academicperformance,andoverallhealth.ItcanalsoprovideschoolofficialswithdataneededtoaddresstheincreasingconcernsofparentsandcommunitymembersaroundsubstanceuseamongteensinDuPageCounty.

Illinois YouthSURVEY

TheIllinoisYouthSurvey(IYS)isaself-reportedadolescentsurveyadministratedinIllinoisschoolsandfundedentirelybytheIllinoisDepartmentofHumanServices(IDHS)bienniallysince1990.It’sdesignedtogatherinformationaboutavarietyofhealthandsocialindicatorsincludingsubstanceusepatternsandattitudesofIllinoisyouththatdirectlyimpacttheirabilitytolearnandsucceed.

What is IYS?

Why is the data important to schools and community health organizations? Datacanalsobeusedtodeterminetheeffectivenessofschools’currentinterventionsaswellastodesign,fundandimplementpreventionprogramingthatisspecificallytailoredtomeetanindividualschool’sneeds.Dataprovidedfromthesurveycanbeusedtomonitorprogress,aswellastosupporteffortstobringadditionalresourcestotheschools.SchoolscanalsocomparetheirdatatocountyandstateIYSdata.

Are the IYS data results confidential?• Theidentityoftheyouthwhoparticipateisnotcollected.

• Theschoolreportisonlysharedwiththatschooladministrator.

What happens with the IYS data?• Anindividualschoolreportisgeneratedandsentsolelytothe schoolapproximately4to6weeksaftersurveyingiscompleted.If therearelessthan10studentsatanyparticipatinggrade,noschool resultscanbegeneratedforthatgrade.

• County-levelreportsaremadeavailableifatleasttwoschool districtsparticipateatanygradelevelwithinagivencountysoasto maintainschoolconfidentiality.

What is the cost?ThesurveyisavailabletoallpublicandprivateschoolsinDuPageCountyatnocostwhenimplementedduringthestatewidesurveyingyears.

How is the survey administered?• Online

• Paperandpencilformat

• Thesurveycanbecompletedinoneclassperiodof30-45minutes.

How do schools and community partners use IYS data?

TheIllinoisYouthSurvey(IYS)providestheDuPageCountyHealthDepartment(DCHD)withvaluablecounty-leveldataregardingriskbehaviorsthatimpactthehealthofadolescents.Thiscounty-leveldataisoneofthefewresourcesthatallowstheDCHDtodevelopstrategicplanstomaintain,improveandmonitorthehealthstatusofyouthinourcountyovertime.Thesurveyisscientificallyvalidatedandisofferedtotheschoolsatnocharge.DCHDisworkingwiththeBehavioralHealthCollaborativeandtheFORWARDObesityPreventionCoalitiontoincreasethenumberofschoolsparticipatinginIYS2012.Thisdatawillprovidearichresourcetoinformourcounty-widepreventioninitiatives,andwillprovideschoolswithdatatouseintheiron-goingeffortstomeetthechangingneedsofstudents.

What language format is the survey available in?• ThesurveyisavailableinEnglishandSpanish.

How do you register?• Onlineatwww.iys.cprd.illinois.edu

• Calling(888)333-5612andaskforanIYSCoordinator

When do you need to register and administer the survey by?• RegistrationdeadlineisApril15,2012

• TestadministrationdeadlineisMay15,2012

Allcompileddatawillremaincompletelyanonymousunlessyouchoosetoshareit.Datafromindividualschoolswillnotbeidentifiedunlesstheschoolexplicitlyprovidespermission.

Can I add questions so that I don’t have to do two different surveys?Yes,theIYSsurveyallowsforindividualschoolstoaddupto30additionalquestions.

• Ifassistanceisneededindeterminingorlocatingquestionsthat havebeenscientificallyvalidated,contacttheCenterforPrevention ResearchandDevelopment(CPRD)ortheIYSCoordinatorat (888)333-5612.

How can the DuPage CountyHealth Department help yourschool? • SupporttohelpyourschooldevelopaplantoparticipateinIYS2012• SupporttoregisteryourschoolforIYS2012• Alimitednumberofvolunteerstoadministerthesurveytoyourstudents• Accesstoawebinardesignedtoinformschoolsaboutwaystheycananalyze/ usetheirIYSdata

111NCountyFarmRd.•Wheaton,Illinois60187(630)682-7400•www.dupagehealth.org

For more information call:ChristinaLePage,PopulationHealthManager(630)221-7532