The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and
intentional injury, substance use, sexual behaviors, abuse, risk and protective factors, and access to
school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities and state agencies to plan
programs to support our youth and reduce their risks.

Participation in the survey is voluntary and the students’ answers are anonymous.

Most schools will be administering the survey online this year. No privacy issues were identified in
the E-survey pilot conducted in 2019. This year, schools and districts are being instructed to disable
any recording, keystroke tracking, and video capture software on school-issued devices used to take
the survey. They are also going to instruct students to do the same on personal devices used to take
the survey before they begin. If you use any software to monitor the device your student will use to
take the survey, please turn it off before they begin to ensure their honest participation.
Please read the Parent and Student Notification Letter for more information about the Healthy
Youth Survey.