Barbara I. Williams
Westat
14 Papers
145 Citations
Barbara I. Williams is an academic researcher from Westat. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Suicide prevention. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 1993
Laura Kann,Charles W. Warren,Barbara I. Williams +2 more
- 24 Mar 1995
TL;DR: This report summarizes results from the national survey, 24 state surveys, and nine local surveys conducted among high school students during February through May 1993, which indicated substantial morbidity and social problems among adolescents also result from unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2001.
Jo Anne Grunbaum,Laura Kann,Steven A. Kinchen,Barbara I. Williams,James G. Ross,Richard Lowry,Lloyd J. Kolbe +6 more
TL;DR: The YRBSS data were also used to measure progress toward achieving 16 national health objectives for 2010 and 3 of the 10 leading health indicators as mentioned in this paper, which was used to analyze and improve policies and programs to reduce priority health-risk behaviors among youth.
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Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2001.
Jo Anne Grunbaum,Laura Kann,Steven A. Kinchen,Barbara I. Williams,James G. Ross,Richard Lowry,Lloyd J. Kolbe +6 more
TL;DR: Results from the 2001 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey demonstrated that numerous high school students engage in behaviors that increase their likelihood of death from these four causes: motor-vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide.
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Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire
TL;DR: Responses of seventh grade students were less consistent than those of students in higher grades, indicating that the YRBS is best suited for students in grade 8 and above.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 1999
Laura Kann,Steven A. Kinchen,Barbara I. Williams,James G. Ross,Richard Lowry,Jo Anne Grunbaum,Lloyd J. Kolbe +6 more
TL;DR: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) as discussed by the authors monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults: unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity.
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