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HBSC International Survey Reports

Reports are available on the findings from the three previous cross-national surveys in 1993/94, 1997/98 and 2001/02.

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2001/02 International Report: Young People's Health in Context
Currie C. et al (eds.) 2004. Young People's Health in Context: international report from the HBSC 2001/02 survey. WHO Policy Series: Health policy for children and adolescents Issue 4, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.

part 1 Download [PDF format - 1.19MB]	part 4&5 Download [PDF format - 1.93MB]
part 2 Download [PDF format - 1.23MB]	Annex 1 & 2 Download [PDF format - 315KB]
part 3 Download [PDF format - 1.59MB]

A paper copy can be ordered on the World Health Organization website at:
http://www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/who/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20040601_1

1997/98 International Report: Health and Health Behaviour among Young People
Currie C, Hurrelmann K, Settertobulte W, Smith R & Todd J. (eds) (2000) 'Health and health behaviour among young people. WHO Policy Series: Health policy for children and adolescents Issue 1, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.

Download [PDF format - 1.482KB]

1993/94 International Report: The Health of Youth
King A, Wold B, Tudor-Smith C & Harel Y. (1996). The Health of Youth: A cross-national survey. WHO Regional Publications, European Series No. 69.

part 1 Download [PDF format - 610KB] /

part 2 Download [PDF format - 439KB] /

part 3 Download [PDF format - 728KB]

	HEPCA Reports (WHO Policy series: Health Policy for Children and Adolescents)

The report series 'Health Policy for Children and Adolescents' (HEPCA) was established in 1999 as a WHO Policy series based mainly on HBSC survey results and other relevant international studies. The documents focus on the implications of scientific findings for health policy.

Issue 1: Health and Health Behaviour Among Young People
The International Report from the 1997/98 HBSC survey (see above)

Issue 2: Gender and Health in Adolescence
Kolip P & Schmidt B. (1999) Gender and Health in Adolescence. WHO Policy Series: Health policy for children and adolescents. Issue 2, WHO Regional Office for Europe. Download [PDF format - 390KB]

Issue 3: Drinking among Young Europeans
Settertobulte W, Bruun Jensen B & Hurrelman K. (2001) Drinking among Young Europeans. WHO Policy Series: Health policy for children and adolescents. Issue 3. WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Download [PDF format - 323KB]

Topic Reports / Articles

Currie CE & Watson J. (eds) (1998) Translating Research Findings into Health Promotion Action: Lessons from the HBSC Study. Report from a workshop jointly organised by the Health Education Board for Scotland, the Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change, University of Edinburgh, and the World Health Organisation Regional Office, published the Health Education Board for Scotland.

Harel Y & Kanny D. (1997). A Cross National Perspective on Youth Injuries in 22 Countries: Findings from the 1994 World Health Organization Health Behavior in School aged Children (WHO HBSC).

Nic Gabhainn S & François Y. (2000) Health and health behaviour among young people: Reported smoking among school children in Europe and North America. Interaction: the European Network on Young People and Tobacco, 13, 11. available from: http://www.ktl.fi/enypat/data/news13eng.pdf