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DRGAUDENGALEA |DIRECTOR,NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESANDPROMOTINGHEALTHTHROUGHTHELIFE-COURSEWHOREGIONALOFFICEFOREUROPE

LAUNCHOFTHE6TH INTERNATIONALREPORTFROMTHEHBSCSTUDY| MARCH15TH 2016

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DRJOINCHLEY |HBSCINTERNATIONALCOORDINATORUNIVERSITYOFSTANDREWS

FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

§ Over80%ofyoungpeoplereporthigh lifesatisfaction.

§ Mostfind iteasyorveryeasytotalktotheirmother.

§ Themajorityofgirlsandboysreporthigh levelsofsupportfromfamily,friendsandclassmates.

§ Themajorityperceivetheirschoolperformanceasgoodorverygoodrelativetotheirpeers.

§ Positivetrendsineatingbehaviours, toothbrushing andriskbehaviourse.g.weeklysmokinganddrinking havehalvedsince2001/02.

HOWAREYOUNGPEOPLEDOING?

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FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

peersupport

academicperformance

overweight&obesity

injuries

toothbrushing

weeklydrinking

fightingandbullying

GENDERDIFFERENCESWHEREDOBOYSANDGIRLSDOBETTER?

talktofather

schoolpressure

self-ratedhealth

bodyimage

dieting

lifesatisfaction

healthcomplaints

eatingbreakfast

physicalactivity

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FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

HIGHLEVELSOFMULTIPLEHEALTHCOMPLAINTSAMONGGIRLS

15yearolds reporting2ormorehealthcomplaints morethan onceaweek

GIRLS:50%36%inAustriato68%inItaly

BOYS:27%16%inPortugalto44%inMalta

BOYSAREMOREACTIVETHANGIRLS

15yearoldswhomeetthecurrentrecommendations for60minutesdaily

GIRLS:11%5%inAustria,Israel,ItalyandPortugalto22%inRepublicofMoldova

BOYS:21%10%inIsraelto29%inAlbaniaandCanada

BOYSREPORTBETTERCOMMUNICATIONWITHTHEIRFATHER

15yearoldswhoreporteasyorveryeasycommunicationwiththeirfather

GIRLS:54%33%inFranceto71%inIceland

BOYS:73%56%inFranceto84%inMacedonia

22%43%

MISMATCHBETWEENACTUALANDPERCEIVEDOVERWEIGHT

Comparingoverweightandobesity(basedonBMI)withperceptionsofbeing toofat,atage15

OVERWEIGHTANDOBESE

THINKTOOFAT

22%13%

Decreaseswithage:likingschool,academicperformance,classmatesupport, family support,parentalcommunication, familymeals,lifesatisfaction,self-ratedhealth,eatingbreakfast,fruitconsumption andphysicalactivity.

Increaseswithage:schoolpressure,healthcomplaints, feelingtoofat,dieting,TV viewing, smokinganddrunkenness.

Decreaseswithage:likingschool,academicperformance, familysupport, parental communication, familymeals, eatingbreakfastandfruitconsumption.

Increaseswithage:schoolpressure,TVviewing, smoking, drinking anddrunkenness.

MARKEDDECLINESINHEALTHBETWEENAGES11AND15

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FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

§ Lowlevelsofphysicalactivityandmentalwellbeingandhighschool-relatedstress,especiallyamonggirls

§ Manyaspectsofhealthworsenduringtheadolescenceyears,includingsocialassets

§ Highlevelsofgenderinequalitypointtotheneedtoaddressculturalexpectationsandgendernorms

KEYCHALLENGES

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FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

“Thefutureisunknownandweallcareaboutwhatisgoing tohappen tous.Theacademicfuture istheworstandgiveusthelargerworries,wehavedoubts suchasWhatcanIstudy?WillIlikeit?CanIgetajob intheend?”

“Ithink itisveryimportantthatyoucantalktoyourfriendsaboutyourproblemsbecausethatiswhattheyarethereforandonceyoutellthemyourproblem, theycanhelpyoutodealwithit.Sometimes,also,youdon'tthinkyourparentsreallyunderstandyouwithsomeofyourproblems, soit'sgreattohavesomeonetherewhoknowsandunderstandsyou.”

YOUTHQUOTES

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FINDINGSFROMTHE2013/14INTERNATIONALREPORTOFTHEHEALTHBEHAVIOURINSCHOOL-AGEDCHILDREN(HBSC)SURVEY

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DRMARTINWEBER|PROGRAMMEMANAGERCHILDANDADOLESCENTHEALTHWHOREGIONALOFFICEFOREUROPE

DATAFORACTION|COUNTRYEXAMPLES:FINDINGSANDPOLICYCHANGES

WHOEUROPEANHEALTHSTATISTICSAPP

AvailabletodownloadnowforiOSandAndroiddevices.

www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/the-european-health-statistics-app

WHOEUROPEANHEALTHSTATISTICSAPP

WHOEUROPEANHEALTHSTATISTICSAPP

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WHOEUROPEANHEALTHINFORMATIONGATEWAY

HBSCdataisliveontheEuropeanHealthInformationGateway

http://portal.euro.who.int/en/data-sources/hbsc/

HBSCFINDINGSANDPOLICYCHANGES-GERMANY• 2003HBSCstudyshowedincreaseinalcoholconsumption

among15-year-olds,mirroringthegrowingpopularityofalcopops.

• StrongmediapressureledtoAlcopopsTaxAct2004,increasingpriceandbanningsalestoyoungpeople.

• 2006HBSCshoweddramaticdecreaseinalcoholconsumptionamongyoungpeople,atrendthatwassustained.

HBSCFINDINGSANDPOLICYCHANGES-LATVIA• HBSCfoundhighsoftdrinkconsumptionamongyoung

people.• Parliamentintroduced

excisetaxonsoftdrinks2004andbannedsalesinschools2006(alsosweetsandsaltysnacks).

• Decreasingsoftdrinkconsumption2002-14.

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GROWINGUPUNEQUALREACTIONSFROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST(BELGIUM)

“Ik zit2uur perdagopsociale mediaomdat dat leuk is”

“Iusesocialmedia2hoursadaybecauseit’sfun”

“Ik zit3à 4uur perdagopmijn tablet”

“Ispend3to4hoursadayonmytablet”

SOCIALEMEDIA | SOCIALMEDIA

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Wehebben soms stressvoor toetsen en spreekbeurten”

“Sometimeswehavestressfortestsandoralpresentations”

SCHOOLDRUK | SCHOOLPRESSURE

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Ik benwel tevredenwantik krijg veel steun vanthuis”

“I’mhappybecauseIgetalotofsupportathome”

TEVREDENHEID | LIFESATISFACTION

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Als jegezond eet en sport,dan voel jejegezond”

“Ifyoueathealthyanddosports,youfeelhealthy”

GEZONDVOELEN | FEELINGHEALTHY

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Als jezinhebt inchipskan jefruiteten indeplaats”

“Ifyoufancychipsyoucaneatfruitinstead”

VOEDING:FRUIT| NUTRITION:FRUITCONSUMPTION

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Sommige kinderen worden gepest opschool”

“Somechildrenarebulliedatschool”

PESTGEDRAG | BULLYINGBEHAVIOUR

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)

“Bewegen isleuk en jehebt hetnodig anders heb jegeen

conditie”

“Workingoutisfun,otherwiseyouareoutofshape”

BEWEGING | PHYSICALACTIVITY

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REACTIONS FROMYOUNGPEOPLEAGED11TO12FROMSMISCHOOLAALST (BELGIUM)