Youth Sexual Health Research and Data

Youth Sexual Health Research and Data

Student Health Survey

Oregon’s Student Health Survey (SHS) is a collaborative effort with the Oregon Department of Education to improve the health and well-being of all Oregon students to help them succeed. The SHS is a comprehensive, school-based, anonymous, and voluntary health survey of 6th, 8th and 11th graders. The SHS includes questions related to:

• Sexual health
• Healthy relationships
• Comprehensive sexuality education
• Sexual violence and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
  

Data reports and cases/incidence rates of pregnancy, STDs, and vaccine completion in Oregon

• Teen Pregnancy Data
• STD Data
• HPV Vaccine Completion Rates
  

Research Review: Sexual Health Disparities Among Disenfranchised Youth

This series of research briefs addresses sexual health disparities among seven subpopulations of youth

• Sexual Health Disparities Among Disenfranchised Youth
  

Individual Sections (pdf)

• Introduction
• The Sexual Health of Adolescent Involved in Corrections
• How Developmental Disabilities impact the Sexual Health of Young Adults
• The Sexual Health and Risk Factors of Youth in Foster Care
• The Sexual Health of Homeless Youth
• The Sexual Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth
• How Mental Health Challenges Impact the Sexual and Relational Health of Young Adults