Presenting the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY) Michigan Department of Education

We’ll Cover: Importance and features of local needs assessment Advocate for local needs assessment A resource for local needs assessment: MiPHY Comparison of MiPHY and Michigan YRBS

Importance of Data: State Level Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Drives decision making for health prevention and promo throughout the state Directly supports Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) funding, teen health centers, family resource centers, Michigan Model for Health®, school resource officers Provides evidence to federal level to sustain funding for state health prevention and promotion programs Provides benchmarks for local level data Demonstrates connection between health behaviors and academic achievement

Importance of Data: Local Level Why? Communities and schools across MI want/need local data to inform a variety of efforts: Community-wide prevention efforts Community collaboratives Community anti-drug coalitions Regional Substance Abuse Coordinating Agencies Title V Delinquency Prevention Local public health Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and Governor’s Discretionary Grant (GDG) programs Coordinated School Health Programs District/School improvement (e.g., MI Education Yes)

Importance of Data: Local Level “Without data you’re just another schmuck with an opinion.” "Without data, you are just another shmuck with an opinion" Without data, we're just another schmuck with an opinion. -- D. Chris Anderson, PhD OR Alan Greenspan D. Chris Anderson, PhD

Local Needs Assessment: The First Step in Prevention SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework

Key Features of Local Needs Assessment Describe the makeup and history of the community to provide a context within which to collect data on its current concerns. Describe what matters to local people Describe the needs identified by community stakeholders Compile and describe the evidence suggesting that identified issues should be a priority Describe the resources available in or to the community that help address this issue Source: Community Tool Box, University of Kansas. http://ctb.ku.edu/

Getting Traction with Local Needs Assessment Build recognition of and support for the need for some type of initiative and action Involve critical sectors and key stakeholders of the community to ensure the process is relevant for identifying actual needs Acknowledge and validate barriers or promoters to local-level change Develop a plan to handle potentially negative needs assessment results Plan for time, resources, and expertise

Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY) Why? Best Practice for prevention science and at MDE/MDCH Closes Capacity Gap. Most communities do not have the time, resources and/or skills to collect, enter, manage, analyze, and report drug and violence data, especially trend data Opens up much-needed resources for other steps of a strategic prevention framework at state, regional, and local level

MiPHY Overview Developed by MDE in collaboration with MDCH Meets needs assessment and reporting requirements for SDFS and aligns with school health improvement initiatives Reduces the burden of conducting multiple student surveys Reliable and valid Free of charge to districts and communities Private Parental notification required Third bullet – focus on this issue for superintendents and the numerous requests for surveys. MiPHY is a virtual One-stop shop for assessing student health risk behaviors and risk/protective factors. 5th bullet – emphasize “free” add some motion

MiPHY Survey Features LEA use and local-level decision making Adapted from reliable, valid surveys (Communities that Care and Youth Risk Behavior Survey) Offered every other year, starting in FY 2007/2008 (off year of the state YRBS) Provided at no cost to districts Online administration (secure site) Grades 7, 9, and 11 (middle and high school students): census or sample populations 3rd bullet- emphasize that this is the year to sign on or wait for 2 years 2009-10

MiPHY Survey Tool Domain Individual Peer School Family Community Lifetime and past-30-day SU Poor health and safety behaviors Depression, suicide, sexual risk behavior N/A Age of initiation of SU Favorable attitudes toward SU Perceived harm of SU Peers who engage in SU and violent behavior Academic failure Low commit-ment to school Perception of school as unsafe Parental attitudes favorable toward SU Low neighborhood attachment Perceived availability of drugs Perception of neighborhood as unsafe Belief in moral Order Social skills Perception of peer disapproval of substance use Opportunities for involvement Rewards for involvement High family attachment Risk Behaviors Risk Factors These risk behaviors are those identified by CDC that contribute to the top causes of morbidity and mortality – includes violence, tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors that lead to HIV/STDs and pregnancy, physical activity, and nutrition. Risk and Protective factors are the leading indicators for the development of risk behaviors – canary in the coalmine Example – academic failure leads to greater likelihood for subst use Opportunities and rewards for school involvement leads to lower likelihood for substance use Protective Factors

Supporting Coordinated School Health MiPHY Health Services Healthy School Environment Promotion for Staff Nutrition Family/ Community Involvement Physical Education Counseling, Psychological & Social MiPHY MiPHY MiPHY The MiPHY addresses 7 of the 8 components of a Coordinated School Health program. MiPHY MiPHY MiPHY

Supporting Coordinated School Health MiPHY YRBS Health Services Healthy School Environment Promotion for Staff Nutrition Family/ Community Involvement Physical Education Counseling, Psychological & Social MiPHY YRBS MiPHY MiPHY YRBS The MiPHY addresses 7 of the 8 components of a Coordinated School Health program. MiPHY YRBS MiPHY YRBS MiPHY YRBS

Supporting Coordinated School Health MiPHY YRBS HSAT Health Services Healthy School Environment Promotion for Staff Nutrition Family/ Community Involvement Physical Education Counseling, Psychological & Social MiPHY YRBS HSAT MiPHY HSAT MiPHY YRBS HSAT HSAT The MiPHY addresses 7 of the 8 components of a Coordinated School Health program. MiPHY YRBS HSAT MiPHY YRBS HSAT MiPHY YRBS HSAT

MiPHY Versions MiPHY- all risk behavior and risk and protective factor domains Violence Weight and nutrition Bullying Physical activity Alcohol Depression and suicide Tobacco Sexual activity Other drugs MiPHY Basic – the MiPHY survey excluding the suicide and sexual behavior questions Refer back to slide #2 Wouldn’t it be nice to have data-driven decision making for all of your districts health and prevention programming? The MiPHY was designed to be that comprehensive.

MiPHY Report Availability Building District ISD / RESA / ESA / RESD County - schools and districts not identified County report housed at an alternative location – anonymous participation. All requests can be met without identifying your district.

Summary Tables Graphical Reports SID and SRSD Reports

Great Partners! Michigan YRBS State-level “Odd” years Grades 9-12 Risk behaviors Trends Provide benchmarks MiPHY Local-level & aggregated to county Web-based “Even” years (starts 2007/2008) Grades 7, 9, 11 Risk behaviors, risk and protective factors Great Partners!

Michigan Department of Education Contacts For the MiPHY: Bob Higgins Project Director higginsr@michigan.gov (517) 373-1024 Byron Doty Project Coordinator dotyb@michigan.gov (517) 241-2293 Nicole Kramer Project Specialist kramern@michigan.gov (517) 373-4354 www.michigan.gov/miphy For the Michigan YRBS: Kim Kovalchick Michigan YRBS Coordinator kovalchickk@michigan.gov (517) 241-4292 www.michigan.gov/yrbs