ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Oregon=s 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was coordinated by the Department of Human Resources= Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education. The Oregon Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education sincerely appreciate the superintendents, principals, counselors, nurses, and teachers who gave their time and energy to administer this survey. A special thank you goes to the students who participated in the survey. We wish to acknowledge the following participating schools:

BAKER GRANT MULTNOMAH Baker High School Dayville School Centennial High School Grant Union High School David Douglas High School BENTON Long Creek High School Parkrose High School Corvallis High School Prairie City High School Roosevelt High School Crescent Valley High School Wilson High School Monroe High School HARNEY Philomath High School Burns High School POLK Central High School CLACKAMAS HOOD RIVER Dallas High School Colton High School Cascade Locks High School Gladstone High School SHERMAN Lake Oswego High School JACKSON Sherman High School Butte Falls High School Sandy High School Crater High School UMATILLA North Medford High School Hermiston High School CLATSOP Phoenix High School Pendleton High School Astoria High School Pilot Rock High School Knappa High School JEFFERSON Stanfield High School Seaside High School Madras High School Umatilla High School Warrenton High School LAKE UNION COLUMBIA Lakeview High School LaGrande High School Clatskanie High School Paisley High School North Powder High School Rainier High School Union High School St. Helens High School LANE Cottage Grove High School WALLOWA COOS Elmira High School Joseph High School North Bend High School Mapleton High School Reedsport High School Oakridge High School WASCO Pleasant Hill High School The Dalles High School CROOK Sheldon High School Wahtonka High School Crook County High School Siuslaw High School Wasco County High School South Eugene High School CURRY Winston Churchill High School WASHINGTON Brookings Harbor High School Banks High School Gold Beach High School MALHEUR Pacific High School Huntington High School YAMHILL Dayton High School DESCHUTES MARION McMinnville High School LaPine High School Cascade High School Newberg High School Jefferson High School Sheridan High School DOUGLAS McKay High School Yamhill-Carlton High School Douglas High School McNary High School Glendale High School North Marion High School AND Glide High School North Salem High School Additional schools from: Oakland High School Roberts High School Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD Roseburg High School South Salem High School Umatilla-Morrow ESD South Umpqua High School Sprague High School Stayton High School

Additional thanks go to the agencies, local health departments, local Commissions on Children and Family, and individuals who provided support and facilitated the data collection. We also thank the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health Surveillance Section, which developed the survey, provided technical assistance, and partially funded the project.

The following national organizations endorse the local administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey:

American Association of School Administrators; American Medical Association; American School Health Association; Association for the Advancement of Health Education; Association of State and Territorial Directors of Public Health Education; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; Council of Chief State School Officers; National Association of State Boards of Education; National Education Association; National Education Goals Panel; National Parent and Teachers Association; National School Boards Association; National School Health Education Coalition; Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.