:: HBSC Website

USA

Principal Investigator: Dr Ron Iannotti

Address:
Prevention Research Branch
NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Executive Boulevard, 7B05
Bethesda MD20892-7510
USA

Web address: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Tel: +1 301 435 6951
Fax: +1 301 402 2084
Email: iannottr@mail.nih.gov

Team members:

The USA team includes members from 2 different institutions:

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
New Mexico Office of Injury Prevention

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

Team members	Address
Dr Michael Kogan Dr Mary Kaye Kenney	Office of Data and Program Evaluation Maternal and Child Health Bureau 5600 Fishers Lane Room 18-41 Rockville, MD 20857 U.S.A
Contact details	Areas of expertise
Dr Michael Kogan Tel: +1 301 443 31 45 Fax: +1 301 443 93 54 Email: mkogan@hrsa.gov Web address: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/	Health Symptoms Disability/functional limitations Physical activity and health Violence and Injury Bullying Obesity Eating and sleeping habits Racial/ethnic differences Sampling methods Complex survey analysis Work-related issues Health program applications School connectedness

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Team members	Address
Dr Ronald J. Iannotti (PI) Dr Bruce Simons-Morton (Deputy-PI) Dr Peter C. Scheidt Dr Tonja Nansel Dr Denise Haynie	Prevention Research Branch NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 6100 Executive Boulevard Bethesda MD20892-7510 USA
Contact details	Areas of expertise
See Ron Iannotti's contact details at the top of the page	Violence and Injury Injury prevention Bullying Pediatrics Pubertal development Environmental exposures Social and emotional relationships Eating and dieting Obesity Parental influence on health behaviour Preventive interventions in clinical settings School connectedness School-based interventions Physical Activity Substance Use Medicine Use

New Mexico Office of Injury Prevention

Team members	Address
Dr Mary Overpeck	New Mexico Office of Injury Prevention 5 Camino Ventura Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 USA
Contact details	Areas of expertise
Tel: +1 505 424 0658 Fax: +1 505 476 7810 Email: mary.overpeck@state.nm.us	violence and injury bully & other safety issues body size positive health

Surveys Conducted:
1997/98, 2001/02, 2005/06

National Publications:

Journal Articles

Nansel TR, Craig W, Overpeck MD, Saluja G, Ruan J and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Bullying Analyses Working Group (2004) Cross-national consistency in relationship between bullying behaviors and psychosocial adjustment. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.;158:730-746.

Ghandour RM, Overpeck MD, Huang ZJ, Kogan MD, Scheidt PC (2004) Headache, stomachache, backache, and morning fatigue among adolescent girls in the United States: associations with behavioral, sociodemographic, and environmental factors. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. ;158(8):797-803.

Saluja G, Iachan R, Scheidt PC, Overpeck MD, Sun W, Giedd JN (2004) Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. ;158:760-765.

Nansel T, Overpeck M, Haynie D, Ruan J, Scheidt P (2003) Relationships Between Bullying and Violence Among US Youth. Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine;157:348-353.

The WHO cross-national study on health behavior in school-aged children from 28 countries: Findings from the United States. Journal of School Health, August 2000, pages 227-8.

Yu SM, Huang ZJ, Schwalberg R, Overpeck M, Kogan MD. (2002) Association of language spoken at home with health and school issues among US Asian adolescents. J School Health, 72:192-198.

Reports

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland (2003) U.S. Teens in Our World: Understanding the Health of U.S. Youth in Comparison to Youth in Other Countries.

Overpeck MD, Pickett W, King, MA, et al. Application of the ICECI Classification of External Causes of Injury to the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey. In: Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics, Vol III. Hyattsville, MD: DHHS Pub No. PHS-00-1026-0.

Steele, C., Jutai, J., Biggar, D., Bortolussi, J., Kalnins, I. and Stevens, E. Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children with Physical Disabilities. Rehabilitation R & D Progress Reports, 1994, 32, Department of Veterans Affairs: Baltimore, MD., 1995, 324.

Steele, C., Jutai, J., Biggar, D., Bortolussi, J., Kalnins, I. and Stevens, E. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children with Physical Disabilities. Rehabilitation R & D Progress Reports, 1992-93, 30-31, Department of Veterans Affairs: Baltimore, MD., 1994, 432.

U.S. Departments of Education and Justice (1999). 1999 Annual Report on School Safety. Washington, D.C. available on web site at www.ed.gov/pubs.edpubs.html